BLC Goldenzelle 'Lemon Schiffon' AM/AOS in bloom
 

I got this plant in bloom (two flowers) last November.
It grew one new lead in the spring, which did not make a sheath. I was rather disappointed but decided to give him another chance.

The second lead that grew in the late summer did produce sheath and I was all excited about it.
Well, even better, there are three big golden flowers on that lead now! :D

Just opened three days ago and smelling so sweet day and night!

Wow! Just gorgeous! Well worth keeping!

Gorgeous! I am glad you gave it another chance.

Gorgeous!

Beautiful! Good thing you gave it another chance :D

I know, right? :)

Now, a new leaf on my "The Best" (large yellow with red lip) opened and guess what? There is no sheath.

I guess I will give it another chance. haha

a lot of times, when you get a new plant even when it is blooming, it will take a year or more to acclimate to its new surroundings...imagine, living happily in Hawaii, then poked in a box and shipped around the world! chances are, the next growth is still stunned and wont bloom for you, but eventually, it gets back into its cycle of growth and will bloom normally again....it is the nature of some cats to make psuedobulbs with no sheaths every other time....I don't know why that is, but I have had several like that...yours is gorgeous! I love the yellow!! good growing!

Although I try to stick strictly to minis, Lemon Chiffon was one of the very few large growing somewhat floofy catts that I liked enough to try. Unfortunately, it croaked. (Considering the space it would have taken up, perhaps that was just as well, eh?) Lovely flowers!


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Beautiful! I'm impressed that you can grow a large cattleya so well indoors. Good job.

Well done.

Kim