Cattleya aclandiae has kind of an unpredictable root production pattern, so if you can wait, I would just watch until you see new roots. Kelpak might help.
I have repotted bifoliate Cattleyas at the wrong time and it's not necessarily a death sentence, but they might go into a sort of shock for as long as a year. In my experience, bifoliate Cattleyas can be as robust as unifoliate, the problem is that bifoliate are less expressive, they seem to do nothing for months on end and suddenly shoot some impressive growth to then go back to doing nothing. So you gotta kind of trust the cycle. Unifoliates are the "dogs" of Cattleyas, always telling you they love you, bifoliates are the "cats" looking at you, from the corner, mysterious, knowing they're in control and that you can't do anything about it, however, some may say their love is even more rewarding as it is scarce.
I think potting a Zygopetalum in LECA is a death sentence. I would like to meet someone who's had a Zygopetalum in LECA for at least 5 years to change my mind. They thrive in acidic media (bark, kanuma, sphagnum moss, etc.), the risk of LECA being excessively alkaline is too high imo.
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Originally Posted by Louis_W
I agree that the spotting on the leaves looks tipo to me. Coerulea tends to.be pretty clear with a greyish hue.
Coerulea is one condition havent been able to get straight genetically. It would make sense if there are several kinds that are incompatible. I havet heard any explination of how it works or how it breeds. Id love to know more
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At least for Phalaenopsis, it seems to be the case:
Coerulea Compatibility Across Hybrids | Sapphire Dragon Orchids
If Rob's research on coerulea Phalaenopsis hybridizing is right, and if the same pathway applies to Cattleyas, there might be three types of Anthocyanin: A, B, and C. If A and B are absent you get the violet, coerulea, color. If C and either A or B are present, you get a more "indigo" coerulea, which might justify the presence of spotting on the leaves. I have seen completely coerulea C. schilleriana but all the "coerulea" C. aclandiae I've seen looked more "indigo" to me.
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