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07-13-2015, 12:46 PM
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C. Nigritian King of Kings x Blc. Bryce Canyon
Hi! Pretty new to orchid-growing although I've done a good bit of research.
I ordered a C. Nigritian King of Kings x Blc. Bryce Canyon Cattleya hybrid in late June. It has 7 nice healthy pseudobulbs and one new growth coming up.
I've been giving it a good soak about once a week and it lives in my mud-room by a south-facing window where it gets plenty of sun.
Should I expect anything but the new growth to bloom? All of the other pseudobulbs have little green "nubs" between the leaf and the bulb with a white-ish papery-looking tip (about 1cm in size or smaller). Will these become sheathes? One of the nubs does appear to be growing...
Any thoughts?
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07-13-2015, 12:57 PM
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With very few exceptions, orchids, including Catts, bloom on the new growth only.
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07-13-2015, 01:31 PM
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Congratulations on your new orchid! And...Welcome to Orchid Board! Glad to have you here!
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08-13-2015, 06:36 PM
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Update: She's been doing really well. The leaf on the new growth just opened up a bit- it's still folded slightly. No sheath, but maybe that'll come later? There's also a second growth as well as a new eye which I think might be dormant.
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08-13-2015, 08:01 PM
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With Bryce Canyon in the parentage you can exspect great flowers. Welcome aboard.
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08-13-2015, 08:06 PM
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Thanks! Do you at what point I can expect to see a sheath or spike (if it does end up flowering)?
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08-14-2015, 02:18 AM
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As the new growth expands you will see whether there is a sheath at the apex of the growth. Some Catt hybrids bloom soon after maturing, and others wait a while. I'm not familiar with these parents so I don't know. But you will see the sheath as the growth matures.
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08-29-2015, 01:07 PM
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Can anyone tell me if this is a sheath or just one of those lil green nubbins that don't turn into anything?
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08-29-2015, 01:23 PM
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The picture doesn't look like there's a sheath. Sheaths grow out at the same time as the pseudo-bulb and leaf. As soon as the leaf unfolds, it's obvious if there's a sheath or not. Some cattleyas can bloom on fairly small plants but others need to get larger before they bloom.
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08-29-2015, 01:38 PM
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Ok. The plant is fairly large actually- the photo just doesn't show it I guess. It's got 7 established pseudobulbs.
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