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10-24-2015, 05:07 PM
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Blc George King 'Serendipity'
I first bought this plant from Home Depot as a bag orchid (one of those 4" bag babies that Better-Gro has). That was January of 2014. It's finally bloomed for the first time. I have a total of 4 buds on 3 p-bulbs. Probably could have bloomed sooner had I known how much light cattleya orchids require.
Here was the orchid back in 1/24/2014, after it was taken out of the store plastic pot and repotted:
The plant was repotted again in early 2015, and here it is blooming today: 
Close up of one of the blooms under bright sun:
In the shade, the salmon/pink color shows up better:
Last edited by jamesthepeach; 10-24-2015 at 05:12 PM..
Reason: Added pictures
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10-24-2015, 07:36 PM
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I have one of these! It is in really good shape, but giving me only one sheath. Yes indeed! They need a lot of light and that is not really easy for people who try to grow them in the house. I really tend to think of Catleyas as outdoors plants.
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10-24-2015, 07:55 PM
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It grew that much in just 22 months? Holy schneikes!
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10-24-2015, 07:57 PM
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It has really fat pseudobulbs. It is a nice looking plant.
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10-24-2015, 09:49 PM
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10-24-2015, 11:51 PM
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I love it, nice coloring : )
I was also thinking the same... that's a lot of growing that orchid did.
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10-25-2015, 10:11 AM
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What a beauty!
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10-28-2015, 07:10 PM
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Are you sure of the name??
The markings and overall idea looks about right, but the color is way off.
These are Salmon Pink/Peach. The shape is rather off as well.
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10-28-2015, 08:11 PM
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I also have a George King Serendipity from HD. I bought mine in the summer of 2013 and it is just now ready to bloom for the first time. I moved it to a sunnier location this summer and it has three p-bulbs with sheaths one with one bud ready to open. It also has 6 other p-bulbs, three of which are just getting big enough to see if they have a sheaths and three smaller ones. It will be interesting to see if any of the newer ones have buds.
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10-28-2015, 08:15 PM
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Very pretty!! Good growing.
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