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06-05-2010, 09:51 PM
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The bone meal didn't cause it. Buds actually start to develop weeks or months before we can see them - in this case probably almost as soon as the new growth was visible. There are a few species in the Cattleya alliance that normally flower on small growths that never develop into a pseudobulb, so the capability probably exists in the background of the whole group. It just got a little confused and gave you a bonus flower.
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06-05-2010, 10:01 PM
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Cute little bloom, it has lovely colors. I like it when orchids sometimes get confused, it leads to very interesting things! When does the plant usually bloom?
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06-06-2010, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PaphMadMan
The bone meal didn't cause it. Buds actually start to develop weeks or months before we can see them - in this case probably almost as soon as the new growth was visible. There are a few species in the Cattleya alliance that normally flower on small growths that never develop into a pseudobulb, so the capability probably exists in the background of the whole group. It just got a little confused and gave you a bonus flower.
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Thanks for the mini lesson. I was really surprised when that tiny pseudobulb produced a bud, and even more surprised when the bud developed into a full sized 5" flower. Now there's even more good news. A dried sheath from last season is now producing a bud
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06-06-2010, 03:47 PM
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It is a beautiful nodosa hybrid. That lip is gorgeous. I am really suprized that it is 5 inches with nodosa as a parent. Where did you get this one from?
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06-06-2010, 03:49 PM
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It looks just like the flowering habit of C. walkeriana. Do you know if this is in the background?
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06-06-2010, 03:58 PM
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Cute little bloom, it has lovely colors. I like it when orchids sometimes get confused, it leads to very interesting things! When does the plant usually bloom?
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Thanks, Camille.
It's supposed to be a multi-season bloomer. It produced multiple sheaths in Spring 2009 and again in Fall 2009. All of them dried except for one solitary 5" bloom last fall. I just noticed a swollen bud inside one of the dried sheaths today, and some of the normal sized new growth has sheaths. I never know what to expect out of this one, but I love her blooms.
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06-06-2010, 04:26 PM
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It looks just like the flowering habit of C. walkeriana. Do you know if this is in the background?
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C. walkeriana is not in the background of this hybrid. That was the first thing I checked. Neither is Epi. stamfordianum, another well known species that does this.
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06-06-2010, 04:37 PM
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C. walkeriana is not in the background of this hybrid. That was the first thing I checked. Neither is Epi. stamfordianum, another well known species that does this.
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This is her description: Pot. Richard Young 'Cariad's Colette'. (Slc. Naomi Kerns x B. nodosa). 5" star shaped gold flowers overlaid with raspberry. Cream lip heavily spotted. Can bloom more than once a year.
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06-06-2010, 04:41 PM
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It is a beautiful nodosa hybrid. That lip is gorgeous. I am really suprized that it is 5 inches with nodosa as a parent. Where did you get this one from?
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Thank you. Odom's Orchids.
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