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Originally Posted by dounoharm
a lot of times, when you get a new plant even when it is blooming, it will take a year or more to acclimate to its new surroundings...imagine, living happily in Hawaii, then poked in a box and shipped around the world! chances are, the next growth is still stunned and wont bloom for you, but eventually, it gets back into its cycle of growth and will bloom normally again....it is the nature of some cats to make psuedobulbs with no sheaths every other time....I don't know why that is, but I have had several like that...yours is gorgeous! I love the yellow!! good growing!
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Well, this was locally grown. lol
Anyways, I do have one from Hawaii that grew a few leads and even grew sheaths, but it is reblooming in one year!
I have one yellow mini catt and one large LC that blooms on every single lead. All others seem to skip and bloom on every other lead.
"The Best" (also locally grown) was bought in bloom and it is maturaing its first new growth under my care. It is really decent sized so I figured it would make a sheath, but no. Hopefully on the next new growth.
The flowers on The Best were quite something.
Like Goldenzelle on streroid!
Unfortunately it suffered great damage from the snails and only one out of four new eyes survived. I was so upset as it would have been amazing with all four growing!
well, I'm content with just one, better than nothing, right?
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Originally Posted by tucker85
Beautiful! I'm impressed that you can grow a large cattleya so well indoors. Good job.
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Thank you!
I'm impressed myself.
I'm just glad this plant is doing well for me (three flowers)!
I love cattleyas but the size is the main issues with me.
Goldenzelle is actually not that big compared to some others that I would love to have.
Thank goodness!
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Originally Posted by Troythediver
Do you grow it in an apartment?
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Yes, I grow this along with others on a large sunny window facing south.
I use fine fish net like curtain from IKEA (a little more "coarse" than typical sheer curtain which I think would block too much light) to prevent sun burn.
So far, it has worked well apparently.
Because it is south exposure, I do not get morning light. It gets sunny from about 10 or 11 till sun set.