Picture of new growth on cattleya - Orchid Board

monet · #1 02-26-2013, 02:03 PM

Hi,
I have asked about watering and light in U.K on a earlier thread. Lots of help from members.

I am not sure about cutting the rizomes as I have taken pics. of the new growth emerging. I presume that these will produce flowers later.

Brooke · #2 02-26-2013, 03:41 PM

Yes the new growth should produce a bloom since it has bloomed before.

Brooke

cbuchman · #3 02-26-2013, 03:42 PM

If the conditions (light, water, temp., maturity) are right, this growth will produce flowers when it grows up.

monet · #4 02-26-2013, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by brooke

Yes the new growth should produce a bloom since it has bloomed before.

Brooke

Thanks I will look forward to trying to get it to flower.
Pam.

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Originally Posted by cbuchman

If the conditions (light, water, temp., maturity) are right, this growth will produce flowers when it grows up.

Thank you hope I can get it right I will post a picture if it flowers.
Pam.

james mickelso · #5 02-27-2013, 05:09 PM

In the first picture it looks like there are two buds coming. Congrats. I would gently and carefully use tweezers to take off the dead sheath material from the bottoms of the pbulbs. That is a place for scale and mealy bugs to hide. It also can harbor fungus. There may also be a bud under the dead sheath material on the other pbulb. Hope there is. Good luck.

monet · #6 02-27-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by james mickelso

In the first picture it looks like there are two buds coming. Congrats. I would gently and carefully use tweezers to take off the dead sheath material from the bottoms of the pbulbs. That is a place for scale and mealy bugs to hide. It also can harbor fungus. There may also be a bud under the dead sheath material on the other pbulb. Hope there is. Good luck.

James have not done this before how far down do I go just the pbulbs or down to where the new growth is forming? Is it ready to repot now it is in a 4.5" pot.
Pam.

james mickelso · #7 02-28-2013, 09:02 AM

I would not repot it until you see new white roots starting to grow from the pbulb which, in the picture has the sheaths. And take the sheaths off very carefully with tweezers. Do not damage the new growth. When you grasp the sheath material remember to hold the pbulb so it doesn't bend. Just be careful and it will come off. Just take off what comes easily. Once I started doing this I had less trouble with bugs and fungus. And when you take off the sheath you may find both pbulbs have new bud growth. You start near the bottom, as you should be able to see that is how it is layered, by taking hold of the top of the sheath and carefully peel it down .

CR7cristiano · #8 02-28-2013, 11:00 AM

There is a great likelihood that it will in fact bloom from that new growth. Not always the case. It depends alot on the cross and other factors; those include whether its producing new roots to fill out the medium in which case it will grow new pseudobulbs for additional storage as it needs more vigor. It can even be in its parentage that it blooms every other bulb or on every new growth, or that it is young and not yet a strong bloomer. But hopefully you do get blooms from this one. Once you have grown this guy long enough you will start to see its blooming pattern so long as its happy where it is.

tucker85 · #9 02-28-2013, 12:33 PM

Congratulations on the new growth!

monet · #10 02-28-2013, 02:24 PM

Hi again James,
I have removed some of the sheaths and there are more growths coming. Do you spray your plants. I just spray into the fish tank with warm rain water but not the plant itself.
Pam.

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Originally Posted by tucker85

Congratulations on the new growth!

Thank you. I am feeling my way with help and advise from friends on the board so with fingers crossed and spring on the way looking forward to see if I can get a flower.
Kind regards Pam.

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Originally Posted by tucker85

Congratulations on the new growth!

Thank you. I am feeling my way with help and advise from friends on the board so with fingers crossed and spring on the way looking forward to see if I can get a flower.
Kind regards Pam.

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Originally Posted by CR7cristiano

There is a great likelihood that it will in fact bloom from that new growth. Not always the case. It depends alot on the cross and other factors; those include whether its producing new roots to fill out the medium in which case it will grow new pseudobulbs for additional storage as it needs more vigor. It can even be in its parentage that it blooms every other bulb or on every new growth, or that it is young and not yet a strong bloomer. But hopefully you do get blooms from this one. Once you have grown this guy long enough you will start to see its blooming pattern so long as its happy where it is.

Thank you. All this added information I am getting is great. I am looking forward to seeing if I can get a flower.
Regards Pam.