hey, fun post... probably my favorite cattleya species. and probably because it's one of the smallest and has a big flower and can grow outdoors in LA!
I finally just got one in winter 2015, a seedling from Cal orchid, an alba x semi alba (pendentive x tokyo #1) and been waiting and waiting for it to bloom... they sorta said it was pretty close to blooming size but no such luck. pic attached.
It grew one nice growth last year and that's about it. it gets fairly high light outside on my balcony (get's down to upper 30's for a spell in winter, and up to mid 90's, sometimes more in summer), and i spray water it mostly when I water down the mounts (I can overwater potted plants, so just trying to keep steady with this guy)... reading info here, i guess I'll soak water it more.
Considering what i've read here don't feel so bad it hasn't flowered for me yet, waiting 3 or 5 years would drive me nuts though!
all you people who can find it at lowe's, OMG you lucky bastar*'s! (well, maybe i should go look now)
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