Are these buds or leads

[prc11]

I looked at my cattleya today and I see something changed. I did not see these things yesterday. Are these buds or leaves, there was no sheath.

[Marissa]

Looks like buds to me. Congratulations!!!

[prc11]

Thats weird because their was no sheath and the lead is not even developed yet.

[WhiteRabbit]

ditto what Marissa said! congrats! not all catts get sheaths - I even have one that sometimes gets sheaths, and sometimes goes directly to spikes with no sheaths

[silken]

It does look like buds, but I agree, its weird as the leaf barely looks developed yet! Must be eager to bloom! Hope you will post pictures when it opens! What name is it?

[ezil]

Enjoy them. Mine just did the same thing. It's always a nice surprise to find buds and then flowers. Maybe next time there will be a sheath.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

I have one that blooms as the lead is developing, which places its' bloom time in early Sept.