First cattleya. Is it a bloom spike ?

[Shadeflower]

I don't know Lowe's but I'll just say it's great to see a place selling such healthy orchids that like to grow straight away.
Yours is looking like it is really enjoying your care. You must have had it over 6 months by now.
I will just add that the latest pseudobulb hasn't even fully opened yet so there is still potential that it will flower, just because it is producing a new one already doesn't mean it's done with the old one and if you are lucky a flower spike will form on that. If not then the next one should be the one. It's quite exiting to see if it will flower or is just a dud, certanly more interesting than the euro football imo

[My Green Pets]

Gorgeous new growth! Hopefully you will get blooms!

[moonkitty10]

Originally Posted by Paphluvr

It certainly looks healthy and large enough to bloom. What sort of exposure does it get and for how long? I assume that you have been fertilizing it periodically?

It's in a west window and gets afternoon sun till about 7 ish. Haven't fertilized in a while , but I guess I should .