Cattleytonia Why Not

[CTB]

Why Not, was one of my first orchids, its has remained my favoite you always can count on it to bloom. Enjoy!!!

[silken]

That's lovely! I didn't get one when I could have and now that I want one, I haven't been able to find one!

[Gage]

I was just going over my notes for my Why Not, and remembered that it doesn't like to dry out at all when it's in bloom or the spike and blooms will droop. Has anyone else experienced this?

[james mickelso]

Mine dries out regularly. It is hanging from a wire on one of my shelves and sometimes goes a couple days between watering. Hasn't hurt it. Humidity stays around 40-50% most of the time. There is no mount to speak of. Just an old piece of cork somewhere inside the mass of old dead rots topped by live roots. I'll have to take a pic of the rootmass for everyone who's interested in how orchids don't need media to grow. This has been blooming for about a month now and doesn't look like it will drop a bloom any time soon.

[Gage]

Interesting. I'm thinking it must be an adaptive thing based on the culture the wholesaler was giving mine.

[Vanda lover]

I have one called Why Not Round About that hasn't bloomed yet. I sure hope it is as pretty as yours.

[james mickelso]

Thanks. It probably will be prettier.

[Vanda lover]

I went out to the greenhouse to check on it and remind myself. It has a couple of new growths but no sheaths showing yat. I bought it a year ago April so I am hoping to see something this year.