Healthy Cattleya-Never bloomed

[kavanaru]

hhhmmm.. they are quite standard Cattleya hybrids... I would increase light anyway and also water them regularly during the growing period with a good fertilizer... Do your plants develop a spathe? They need to have a spathe in order to bloom: missing spathe could be not enough water, fertilizer or light during the growing period.

[Cookiemonster]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

hhhmmm.. they are quite standard Cattleya hybrids... I would increase light anyway and also water them regularly during the growing period with a good fertilizer... Do your plants develop a spathe? They need to have a spathe in order to bloom: missing spathe could be not enough water, fertilizer or light during the growing period.

Yup they are as hybrided out as it gets I think?...
I think I will up the fertilizer- thank you for the heads up, i will make sure these babies get BLASTED with light- they will be in west windows!
if they do not behave then I will show them the salad shooter as Gin would say
Thanks kavanaru

[kavanaru]

but don't desperate... I also have a catt. hybrid which no matter how much light I give it never bloom... very large plant already, but nothing... Bc. Maikai 'Mayumi' if I give it more light it will mutate to Bras nodosa (one of the parents)... it currently has redish leave and nothing...

[Cookiemonster]

wow that must be frustrating!!! How long have you been fighting with it?

I know nodosa is a light monster and it will take as much light as possible, i think it needs some arizona sun hahaha might get a little roasted

[kavanaru]

3 years already...