Cattleya forbesii - Orchid Board

JPMC · #1 06-03-2010, 06:01 PM

Here's my Cattleya forbesii. Not very colorful but it is very beautiful to me.

Zoi2 · #2 06-03-2010, 08:43 PM

Beautiful to me too!!
Joann

Nico · #3 06-04-2010, 06:36 AM

I like it a lot, too! And it has color on the lip. The picture is very good also. I can see, for the first time for this species, the lip details.

tuvoc · #4 06-04-2010, 10:02 AM

VERY beautiful. Fantastic lip, too.

Kim

isurus79 · #5 06-04-2010, 04:33 PM

Ya, that lip looks great. Can you get a more detailed picture of it?

JPMC · #6 06-05-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Ya, that lip looks great. Can you get a more detailed picture of it?

Here you are:

shadytrake · #7 06-04-2010, 04:38 PM

That is too awesome!

jrodpad · #8 06-04-2010, 05:49 PM

I love the shape of the flower. Great job.

- J

smweaver · #9 06-05-2010, 05:31 AM

Very nice flowers. How are you growing it, potted or mounted? What kind of temperatures does it require? Congratulations on the blooms. I think they're quite nice.

Steve

JPMC · #10 06-05-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by smweaver

Very nice flowers. How are you growing it, potted or mounted? What kind of temperatures does it require? Congratulations on the blooms. I think they're quite nice.

Steve

I grow it potted in long fiber sphagnum. 60F at night in winter with days in the 70F's. The summer temps are ~ 10F warmer. I give it the usual cattleya conditions of "weakly weekly" fertilizer and let it dry out between waterings. I give it a 3 month rest in winter with 1/2 as much water and fertilizer. It's great for a home grower like me because it stays so small (about 6-8 inches).