Project 2016: Cattleya walkeriana

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

The past information that was posted should be very helpful; you might also want to plug Cattleya walkeriana into the search bar on Youtube and look at how/where the plants are growing in nature. Many of them are very high up in trees (ie bright shade, constant airflow, quick drying); I'd been toying with the idea of mounting mine when it arrives, though I now think that it will go into tree fern chunks in a clay pot instead.
Good growing all,
Adam

The habitat information can be misleading unless considered over the entire year. They get water all year despite 5 months with no rain. There is heavy winter dew at night. During the summer they are in full shade; the deciduous trees leaf out. In the winter it's almost full sun. The catwalker808 thread Leafmite dug up and referenced below covers cultivation in great detail.

[Orchids4ever]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Here is the link to Catwalker808's article:

C walkeriana - Tips for Growing & Blooming

Thank you for the Link ,Leafmite
That's a great Article ...I now moved mine away from being directly under the Light to the side for now and will move it back in Fall.I hope that will do it.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

The new growth looks good, and the roots seem to be coming along nicely. When did you repot it?

Thanks, I repotted right when I got it.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I do believe I read that last summer when I was considering getting my walkeriana. I have the same ones as wintergirl from SVO. But when mine came with other plants of course, Fred had sent me an extra walkeriana. It was smaller than the one and when I re-potted it there were 2 plants in it. So I have 3 all different sizes. The smallest one I dried up it's first new growth as I wasn't watering it enough. I now water both small one almost every day. I re-potted the largest one in Feb.

All are in bark mix and all have a new growth. When I got them all were close together but now my largest is getting long between psb. I wish it would not do that.

Also I still may get another one. Pics of when I first got them with a nice fat psb now they are thinner as I always under water I'm trying harder.

[Leafmite]

They appear to be really happy and healthy!

[wintergirl]

Shannon, wow 3 for the price of one! They all look like they are growing well. I hope someone gets one to bloom.

Also I think I will look at Lowe's for a bag baby...

[No-Pro-mwa]

Originally Posted by wintergirl

Shannon, wow 3 for the price of one! They all look like they are growing well. I hope someone gets one to bloom.

Also I think I will look at Lowe's for a bag baby...

I know, why was I blessed I don't know. But that is the fact and this is not the first time he has send me with a freebie. He is so high on my list I can't even tell you.

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I know, why was I blessed I don't know. But that is the fact and this is not the first time he has send me with a freebie. He is so high on my list I can't even tell you.

I went to order from him recently, including something he had that I really wanted, and... it was gone. I placed my order and asked to buy even a small straggler of the sold-out plant. He sent it as a gift.

[wintergirl]

I went to Lowes and there were no bag babies at that location. There is another store that may have them, but I am calling first. I did buy some nice plants for outside though.

[Leafmite]

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by estación seca

I went to order from him recently, including something he had that I really wanted, and... it was gone. I placed my order and asked to buy even a small straggler of the sold-out plant. He sent it as a gift.

That sort of thing always makes someone's day a little more special.