When to move this Catt into a pot?

[tucker85]

Originally Posted by bedtimestorm

Perfect! Yes the bulb that is producing roots also has a small growth coming out of the side as well? Is that a new plant? One more thing to add is that lead bulb is the only one to have bloomed it seems because when I purchased it, it has a dried bloom stem. Again, I appreciate all your help.

The new growth is not a new plant, it's a new pseudo-bulb on that plant. Cattleyas are lot like a vine. There's a rhizome like the stem of a vine and new pseudo-bulbs grow from the end of the rhizome like leaves on a vine. Generally cattleyas will produce one or two new pseudo-bulbs at the end of the rhizome each season. Only new pseudo-bulbs can bloom. Often only the very last pseudo-bulb will bloom but some cattleyas will bloom from all new pseudo-bulbs. Naturally those one's will have more flowers. Also the the rhizome can produce a "y" which means you'll have two leads, each producing new pseudo-bulbs. That's how you wind up with orchids that produce lots of flowers. I have some big cattleyas with up to 6 leads. Each lead grows new pseudo-bulbs and possibly flowers.