Are there any Catts that rest in winter?

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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!

[rbarata]

I don't know the name of this plant, it's an hybrid, bifoliate, blooms in autumn (nor even this I'm sure about 'cause it may ave been forced to it by the vendor), and...well, nothing more.
Some more general data is that it has a lot of red spots, in the plant itself and the in the bloom too.
I don't even saw the flower because the bloom that came with it, when I bought it, died a few weeks later.
I guess I'll have to wait and see...

BTW, this innactivity period, is it ok to repot or should I wait for the new roots to grow?

[estación seca]

My experience has been not to repot bifoliate Cattleyas unless actively growing roots.

[rbarata]

So, wait, see, low watering, low/no fertilizer, hope, lot's of hope.

[silken]

Bifoliates can be very fussy about when they are re-potted. When new root growth begins is the best time.

[My Green Pets]

My Little Mermaid has done absolutely nothing since its blooms fell off in November. It will start growing again in May, if last year was any indication of its habit, at least under my conditions.

[WhiteRabbit]

Cattleya aclandiae likes to be bright and dry-ish in winter, I believe ... I have one, seedling when I got it, and I'm hoping the next growths may be big enough to bloom. I do lightly water mine in winter - just a bit of water from a spray bottle 2-3 times a week, which certainly hasn't harmed the plant at all

[estación seca]

Yes, even in dry seasons, most plants get some dew on most nights. There are some areas where dry really means dry, not even any dew. You have to read, read, read.