No signs of flowers on new growths...

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by InspirChid1712

More light!!! :-D BUT... I find that some of my cattleyas produce non-flowering growths in between blooming seasons, and they do this every year (even with excellent growing conditions). I used to feel disappointed when I'd get a new plant and it didn't rebloom on the next set of growths, but I have come to expect flowers more in the season when I acquired the plant. Yours will bloom again! Not to fear!

PS- I MUST GET THAT PLANT!!!! ITS GORGEOUS!!!!

I had one cattleya that grew empty sheath. then I read about how some cattleyas stay like that for a while and then eventually produce flowers. Well, mine never did. I waited all summer, and then the green sheath turned yellow and brown, and then withered without making any flowers. With the very limited space I have in the apartment, I dumped that plant out. lol

I was about to dump this one out as well, but since it is having new growths spreading in three directions, I think I will just keep it for the future performance.

By the way, anybody know if I can keep my cattleya dry in the shade for the winter? My apartment stays quite warm(70 during the day and a little lower at night) but since I cannot provide enough light for this plant, I would like to have them "rest" until the spring comes.