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[SouthPark]

Kara - maybe also check temperature and/or air movement too in the growing area.

If this is the only orchid that does the leaf flopping behaviour, while the other catts nearby to it (if any) don't show that behaviour, then this will be a nice exercise in figuring out the cause of that behaviour.

There was a time when this orchid didn't have such behaviour, right? If this orchid has always had the same behaviour, then probably can't rule out genetics.

[kmccormic]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

Kara - maybe also check temperature and/or air movement too in the growing area.

If this is the only orchid that does the leaf flopping behaviour, while the other catts nearby to it (if any) don't show that behaviour, then this will be a nice exercise in figuring out the cause of that behaviour.

There was a time when this orchid didn't have such behaviour, right? If this orchid has always had the same behaviour, then probably can't rule out genetics.

Thanks Southpark!

It's the only Catt I have right now, it's been a few years since my last one, I don't recall the others doing this though. I think it's done it every year I've owned it (2-3) but memory is a hazy thing I'd thought if it was a reaction to coming home with me that time would fix it, then if it was a media thing that my repotting last year would have fixed that. OMG was there a root explosion. And like I said, this year with me being home I could monitor it's water needs a lot more. It gets tons of air flow. Maybe I'll keep it indoors after the winter to see if more stable temperature instead of seasonal swings will make a difference. And maybe the next round of growths I won't prop up and see if they just firm up anyway without stabilizing.

With genetics you may be right. I was hoping that with so many on the board growing Catts they might be aware if there was a genetic thing that might cause this behavior.