cattleya fustration

[flexdc]

You need to report these ASAP. I wouldn't wait for new growth cause it might never come.

I am also California 10, so you are probably in So. Cal.

I pot all mine in straight bark in Clay pots. Catts seem to like clay pots better because of better aeration. If you pot them in ceramic or plastic, add course chucks of perlite or charcoal. I would advice against rocks because we have very hard water and rocks seems to allow more salt build up.

After repotting put them in shaded location and must mist every few days. When you see new growth or roots, resume regular watering. For clay pot with bark I water every 5 days or so in the summer. In winter cut back to about 10 days or so depending on your location. Do watering during the day to prevent rot.

Also I grow my catts outdoors and semi-shade. They seem to like that here. My catts mostly have light green leaves which indicates enough light level. But I also misjudge sometimes and burn a leaf or two specially during spring time when temps can change suddenly.

[Jerry24]

I too have had this Catt for about 7 years without any blooms. I had it bark all that time (also in the shade under a tree) but never saw any improvement. Last October I switched medium and went with sphagnum moss. On Jan. 28th 2012 I took a look at the roots and noticed some major improvment on the roots. I have also moved them to where they get direct sunlight for maybe 4 hours a day. I am noticing some new growths on them (I broke the plant up into 3 pieces) I am posting these pictures. The one with no roots is how they all looked like before I put them in moss. And as you can see, in 3 months the difference on the roots.