Iwanagara Apple Blossom info needed

[Becca]

Wow that is a beauty! Mine is in bloom now as well, but the first bud seems to be taking forever to open fully....I am starting to wonder if it will! I am growing mine in s/h culture....I didn't know it would do well mounted too!

[cneos]

Originally Posted by Becca

Wow that is a beauty! Mine is in bloom now as well, but the first bud seems to be taking forever to open fully....I am starting to wonder if it will! I am growing mine in s/h culture....I didn't know it would do well mounted too!

I wish I could take credit for this beauty! I'll ask Tom, the grower, to share his cultural tips with orchidboard

[meraki]

I'm going to revive this thread because I just got my first ever cattleya and it's an IAB. I bought it, of all places, at Home Depot. It has a flower stem that looks like it'll bloom soon so I'm excited!

I read through this whole thread so I'm hopeful I won't kill it. It's my first ever non-phal but it seems like the care for it is pretty similar to phals.

I'm on the east coast so it's still pretty cold out and there's a slight draft in my living room (where I keep my orchids) but the phals do fine. The window is west-facing so the afternoon sun may be too much so I put it to the side and will gradually move it towards the center with the rest of the orchids. Anywho, thanks for all the care info!