cattleya dowiana'Rosita'

[veekay]

Hi Guys'Here is my c.dowiana'Rosita' in bloom has fantastic fragrence has two blooms, again it is grown in almost full sun.
It was bought during last years Red Land show.
regards
veekay

[dounoharm]

what a lip! great plant and bloom!

[isurus79]

Great looking flowers Veekay! Do you remember which vendor you purchased this plant from?

[silken]

I just bought a dowiana var aurea. Any growing tips as yours looks great.

[ajdamania2]

I bought a dowiana from ecuagenera last june.it came with bare roots.i have got only a stunt growth since then and the plant has been dormant. it has new healthy roots but no new growths at all even though i give it full sun shine.

[WhiteRabbit]

gorgeous!

[silken]

Originally Posted by ajdamania2

I bought a dowiana from ecuagenera last june.it came with bare roots.i have got only a stunt growth since then and the plant has been dormant. it has new healthy roots but no new growths at all even though i give it full sun shine.

I find a lot of the plants that I receive bare root spend a good number of months just growing roots and re-establishing themselves. But that is almost a year now! They like very high light levels according to Baker's culture sheets and a fair bit of water while actively growing. Mine was bare root from Miranda orchids too, but he flew to Canada with them, so they weren't in transit too long and the roots looked pretty good. But I am still babying it at the moment.

[veekay]

Originally Posted by silken

I just bought a dowiana var aurea. Any growing tips as yours looks great.

Thanks for the post,when I got the plants they were perfectly healthy with roots ,mounted it on a heavy 18 inches thick piece of sopodila wood(treated) and grew it in full sun.
I fertilise regularly meaning once a week and I think plant has responded well.
veekay

[veekay]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Great looking flowers Veekay! Do you remember which vendor you purchased this plant from?

Hi ,
thank you for the mail,the plant was bought from Columbian vendor.
veekay

[tuvoc]

Fantastic.

Kim