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02-28-2015, 04:05 PM
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Cattleya trianae 'Jungle Feather'
I know that this is not a popular clone, but I think that it is beautiful in a unique way. For me, it grows like a weed but is very difficult to flower. I've had this plant for about 10 years and this is only its second flowering.
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02-28-2015, 04:38 PM
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It's very pretty. I wonder why it's not a popular clone. The lip looks a little less tubular than many C. trianae (not that this is a fault), which gives it just a bit of a hybrid look. But it's quite an attractive bloom. May I ask how you're growing it? Do you give it a cool and dry winter rest, or are your growing conditions consistent throughout the year?
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02-28-2015, 05:14 PM
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I think it is gorgeous! Guess that is another added to my wish list haha
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02-28-2015, 05:34 PM
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I think it's pretty too. Maybe it's not popular since it's hard to flower? I wouldn't mind having one if I could bloom it  |
02-28-2015, 05:46 PM
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That is really pretty. It is a shame it is not more popular.
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02-28-2015, 06:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smweaver
It's very pretty. I wonder why it's not a popular clone. The lip looks a little less tubular than many C. trianae (not that this is a fault), which gives it just a bit of a hybrid look. But it's quite an attractive bloom. May I ask how you're growing it? Do you give it a cool and dry winter rest, or are your growing conditions consistent throughout the year?
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I grow it with a winter rest like most of my cattleyas. I think that this one blooms when there is an extreme winter dry rest. I can't prove this, but I will try it next year. This lack of a dry rest has been my problem with other orchids I had difficulty blooming (i.e. angraecums, phalaenopsis, etc.). |
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02-28-2015, 06:58 PM
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It's really nice. I have a different trianae and it bloomed no problem last winter, but this winter with 4 new growths from summer, I didn't get a single spike. I was expecting 4  It had pretty much exact same conditions, cool dry rest. |
02-28-2015, 08:29 PM
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Wonderful!
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03-01-2015, 02:20 PM
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It's beautiful.
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03-01-2015, 03:28 PM
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I have several trianae cattleya and never let them dry out in the winter. When they are dry, they get watered. The temps never go below 60 degrees.
Perhaps it is the dry winters that are the problem.
Brooke
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