If the buds are blasting, my guess would be that either the humidity is too low around the cattleyas or the temperatures (especially night temps') are too high. What kind of cattleyas do you have, species or hybrids? With a few exceptions, most of the popular species (and the hybrids derived from them) like cool to intermediate night temperatures during the fall and winter months; anywhere between 54 and 58 F (12 and 14 C), in my experience, seems to suit them nicely. Can you give us an idea of what kind of environmental factors your cattleyas are subjected to in their growing area? And don't feel too disheartened by not being able to flower them--it just means that you haven't been able to flower them YET. I once read somewhere that the definition of an expert (at least as far as horticulture goes) is someone who, in the past, managed to kill at least a thousand of whatever it is that he or she is now an expert with. Good luck!
Steve
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