Just bought a new Catt
 

Couldn't resist this one and I was almost coming home with two but as this one was the first to be seen and cost less than 8 € ...
It has four sheaths which I don't expect them to bloom because the plant was in a gh with cool temps, cold drafts and high HR.
Some canes are bifoliate while others are not.

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It seems to be healthy, but I have a few concerns.

It has what seems to be mechanical damages but the spots are what I have doubts about. I know nothing about diseases so I need some guidance... if you think useful to see new photos please ask me... I don't know...what do you think by its looks?

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And there's also this unopened leaf which has the looks that it won't open.
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I'm planning to let it adapt to my environment for a month but tomorrow I will spray it with imidacloprid just in case...
About the repot, now the temps are starting to get higher it must be almost starting to grow new roots. When it happens I will repot it in a wood basket.

Nice find! :clap: Love the color.

Very nice find! Does it have a name?

The spots look like places it got bumped or scraped. The leaf reflects too little water, humidity or temperature.

Very nice!

Thank you, my friends
Today sprayed it with Imidacloprid. I don't have a southern window to isolate it so I've put it near some of the other orchids (by near I mean more than a meter apart (3.3 ft).

The leaf is not young enough for this to be caused by the temps where I bought it so it could be from transportation. Do you think it will open? I don't think so...:roll:

Another question... is this a bifoliate or unifoliate catt? It has both...:scratchhead:

Like many hybrids it has some ancestors with bifoliate growth and some monofoliate, and these are often inconsistent in leaf numbers. In this case it is probably a Cattlianthe type hybrid with significant ancestry from Gurianthe (C.) aurantiaca accounting for the largely bifoliate habit, but likely has both monofoliate and bifoliate true Cattleyas in the family tree as well.

In fact the flower resembles this species.
From what I've read it has a winter rest without significant growing and little water in our northen hemsiphere coldest months (watering once every 2 to 4 weeks). During spring and summer, watering should be heavy, with good drainage allowing the plant to get dry between waterings.

It is cold to warm growing which fits nicely ina standard home environment.

One thing I've noticed is that light should be moderate to bright which means it doesn't need as much light as a cattleya.
In your oppinion, should I cultivate it as a Catt or should I reduce light intensity?

I saw Guarianthe / Cattleya aurantiaca in Oaxaca, Mexico one November flowering in the dense shade of a forest of evergreen trees. It was growing on a limestone rock if about the size of a 2-person table, which was on the ground. The top of the rock was covered with dead leaves, which served as mulch for the plant.

I have a was-C. Chocolate Drop 'Kodama' that has survived almost full sun since midsummer. I would give this regular Cattleya care in all respects.