I have one of those - not flowering size yet. I got this off some orchid society site: "Cattleya lueddemanniana begins growing during the winter, and as soon as the new growth is mature, it sends up buds and flowers in March and April with no rest period. After blooming, it will usually make another growth that will not flower and the plant will then rest until next winter. Under low-light conditions, however, it can occasionally flower only on the second growth in September or October and not in the spring. While it is actively growing, C. lueddemanniana requires lots of water, but like other Cattleya species, it should be allowed to dry out thoroughly between waterings". And true to form, mine started to grow in winter.
I have a few of these. The one flowering in the video grew the pseudobulb in winter. Right now in early May in the northern hemisphere, two are not growing pseudobulbs (but growing roots), and two are growing new peusobulbs . Nature is fully of surprises! 😅
@@thegardeningbotanist I'm also in the north - mine grew a pseudobulb + double leaf, but no new roots. Now its not doing anything. No leaf growth - nothing.
@@Emilio-sq6gb double leaves probably means it was happy! They seem to grow roots after their pseudobulbs have matured. I worry when my orchids seem to be doing nothing but I'm gradually realizing how seasonal some of these species are! Lueddemanniana is a tough species. If there's no rot or anything, hopefully it's just resting and preparing for its next pseudobulb :)
What a magnificent specimen! And yeah, Waldor is a great orchid destination!
Thank you! Hope it'll get better as it grows more and gets more mature!
I have one of those - not flowering size yet. I got this off some orchid society site:
"Cattleya lueddemanniana begins growing during the winter, and as soon as the new growth is mature, it sends up buds and flowers in March and April with no rest period. After blooming, it will usually make another growth that will not flower and the plant will then rest until next winter. Under low-light conditions, however, it can occasionally flower only on the second growth in September or October and not in the spring.
While it is actively growing, C. lueddemanniana requires lots of water, but like other Cattleya species, it should be allowed to dry out thoroughly between waterings".
And true to form, mine started to grow in winter.
I have a few of these. The one flowering in the video grew the pseudobulb in winter. Right now in early May in the northern hemisphere, two are not growing pseudobulbs (but growing roots), and two are growing new peusobulbs . Nature is fully of surprises! 😅
@@thegardeningbotanist I'm also in the north - mine grew a pseudobulb + double leaf, but no new roots. Now its not doing anything. No leaf growth - nothing.
@@Emilio-sq6gb double leaves probably means it was happy! They seem to grow roots after their pseudobulbs have matured. I worry when my orchids seem to be doing nothing but I'm gradually realizing how seasonal some of these species are! Lueddemanniana is a tough species. If there's no rot or anything, hopefully it's just resting and preparing for its next pseudobulb :)
Just discovered your channel. Looking forward to watching more.
Thank you. I'm excited to bring you guys along with my plant journey 😄