It took mine a year to bloom, which is not too bad for a small plant. Hopefully yours will be the same or less!

The extra oxygen aids in killing off pathogens that may be present and responsible for your leaves yellowing and falling off.

In addition to assisting to kill off fungus and bacteria, it helps in initiating new root growth in bifurcation and root tips.

Stephen,

That is insanely happy! I was afraid I would rot mine out in such substrate. Mind you, I am growing under lights here in a Toronto, Canada, basement apartment.

Love your videos and that trip to see Cattleya nobilior with Mr. Miranda

Thank you!

This is an old thread, but I actually sold this plant to a friend here in Texas. She got it awarded, I think the clonal name is 'Cedarwood.'

Lucky person!

I walked into my local reptile boutique and I saw what looked to be a seedling Cattleya. I did a quick Google search and seeing it was a mini miniature species, I just had to add it to my small yet rapidly growing collection.

My area and my local orchid society have only a couple of Cattleya Alliance Species growers