Are there any Catts that rest in winter?

[silken]

One of my bi-foliates (C. Waianai Leopard) appears to do absolutely nothing for 6 months of the year. I got it in Oct. 2014 and potted it up. It sat totally dormant until spring when it grew a new growth and produced a spike which bloomed in July. Since I cut the spike I have seen no change. I expect come spring it will start to grow and make up for lost time. Mine grows quite warm and bright in summer but does have cooler temps in the winter in the greenhouse (Max. 65F) and is under T5's. My friend who has the same plant but grows in her home year round has year round growth, but so far no blooms.

Hope that helps. It seems like this one for me has a cool winter rest and it may even help initiate bloom, but who knows for sure!

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by silken

One of my bi-foliates (C. Waianai Leopard) appears to do absolutely nothing for 6 months of the year. I got it in Oct. 2014 and potted it up. It sat totally dormant until spring when it grew a new growth and produced a spike which bloomed in July. Since I cut the spike I have seen no change. I expect come spring it will start to grow and make up for lost time. Mine grows quite warm and bright in summer but does have cooler temps in the winter in the greenhouse (Max. 65F) and is under T5's. My friend who has the same plant but grows in her home year round has year round growth, but so far no blooms.

Hope that helps. It seems like this one for me has a cool winter rest and it may even help initiate bloom, but who knows for sure!

I have an opportunity to obtain a Waianai 'Leopard' which I hear is strongly fragrant, and am curious about your experience with your plant in this regard.

[Whimgrinder]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I have an opportunity to obtain a Waianai 'Leopard' which I hear is strongly fragrant, and am curious about your experience with your plant in this regard.

I assume you mean BLC. Waianae Leopard 'Ching Hua', John - in which case I can assure you it is one of the most intoxicatingly, richly scented Cattleyas there are. A spike of 8 or 10 blooms perfumes my 11X16 greenhouse almost to excess.
As for its growing habits: it is most decidedly a once-a-year bloomer (July for me) that takes ages to mature a new growth. The year's new pseudobulb usually starts growth in late winter (March, sometimes earlier), and for the other six months of the year this clone appears to be doing absolutely nothing. I pretty much forget it is there during its prolonged "deep sleep", but when buds first appear, my excitement ramps up in anticipation of the color and fragrance it brings. You won't be disappointed! Blooms have substance like cast plastic and last for a month or more.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I have an opportunity to obtain a Waianai 'Leopard' which I hear is strongly fragrant, and am curious about your experience with your plant in this regard.

It is very fragrant but in a nice way. And mine at least doesn't fill a whole room or anything. I think I could smell it a few feet away in the mornings and early afternoons. Mine is Waianae Leopard 'Ching Hua', a gorgeous spotted one and I got it from Orchids Limited when they were in Canada.

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Originally Posted by Whimgrinder

I assume you mean BLC. Waianae Leopard 'Ching Hua', John - in which case I can assure you it is one of the most intoxicatingly, richly scented Cattleyas there are. A spike of 8 or 10 blooms perfumes my 11X16 greenhouse almost to excess.
As for its growing habits: it is most decidedly a once-a-year bloomer (July for me) that takes ages to mature a new growth. The year's new pseudobulb usually starts growth in late winter (March, sometimes earlier), and for the other six months of the year this clone appears to be doing absolutely nothing. I pretty much forget it is there during its prolonged "deep sleep", but when buds first appear, my excitement ramps up in anticipation of the color and fragrance it brings. You won't be disappointed! Blooms have substance like cast plastic and last for a month or more.

That describes the growth habit of mine to a T. Mine was a first bloom with only 2 blooms so maybe when I get more blooms it will smell a room up!