I just posted Bob's photo at abpo. Since he doesn't get that forum, I
suggest that discussion take place in this thread.

Diana


"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Steve, I have to run right now, but will post it in a couple of hours.
Need to resize it.

Diana

"Steve" wrote in message
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Robert Lorenzini wrote:
On 03 Apr 2007 16:51:16 GMT, wrote:

On 3 Apr 2007 Robert Lorenzini wrote:

I purchased a slc circle of life / slc bright angel at a
show last Fall. It had three bright red flowers on a compact plant.
After the blooms it grew two keikis
and I set it aside to grow not expecting any more
flowers until next fall. Well one of the new growing
keiki's just produced another flower. Is this normal
or is the plant just confused?

Keiki, or pseudobulb?


Keiki, no pseudobulb. This is my first blooming cat, I had no
idea they would bloom without a pseudobulb.

Bob

Well Bob, I'm confused. A keiki is a vegetative growth where you would
expect flowers. For a Cattleya hybrid (including your slc) to do this, it
would have to grow something other than flowers from the top of an
existing pseudobulb.
On the other hand, a new growth from the base of an existing pseudobulb
isn't a keiki because that is the normal place for a new growth to start.
I have a few small Catt hybrids that push up buds and flowers from a new
growth before the new leaf has even opened flat and before the new
pseudobulb becomes obvious.

Now, let me know how your plant fits (or doesn't fit) into the above
comments. Of course, if you e-mail a picture to Diana and have her post
it on the picture newsgroup where most of us can see it, that would be
worth at least a thousand words. ;-)

Steve