Double sheath on cattleya noid.

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There is a large sheath on one of my cattleya noids. It's quite thick and slightly spongey, almost the texture of a leaf.

The sheath has been getting fatter and been there for quite a while and I could feel the buds inside.

I read on a thread here that you can slit the sheath so I did this a couple of days ago. And inside was another sheath! With the buds inside that!

I also read here that cats can have double sheaths. Can any one tell me why that is?

Marion