Cattleya schroederae
 

I don't know why this species is not more popular. The fragrance is great, the flowers are beautiful, it blooms when the weather is gloomy, and it is easy to grow. I'll never stop appreciating this plant.

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Such soft pastel colors!

Gorgeous!

any secrets to share with those of us struggling to get a bloom?

Nothing out of the ordinary: 60F at night and about 80F in the day with "cattleya" light. Weakly weekly urea-free fertilizer (125-150 ppm).

I usually follow the advice in Chadwick's book.

whoot just got one last month ...a seedling but I got one

wow very nice love the colors!

Gorgeous. It's on my look for list and hopefully I'll find one that's at least 1/2 as nice as yours.
Joann

Wow, great colors on that one!