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Cattleya blooming
I have a LC Irene Finney which I bought in bloom last spring. It had
a grown a new pseudobulb with sheath but for 2 or 3 months never showed any signs of blooming. Then lots of root growth started and I decided to repot it as it was in a clay pot with the last bulb right up at the edge (and low in the pot) and I was afraid the next bulb might get stymied trying to grow. Within 2 weeks of repotting, buds are visible growing in the sheath. So the question is... would it have bloomed anyway or did the repotting shock it into action?? |
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Cattleya blooming
my guess is it would have bloomed anyway but who really knows...
"jim" wrote in message ... I have a LC Irene Finney which I bought in bloom last spring. It had a grown a new pseudobulb with sheath but for 2 or 3 months never showed any signs of blooming. Then lots of root growth started and I decided to repot it as it was in a clay pot with the last bulb right up at the edge (and low in the pot) and I was afraid the next bulb might get stymied trying to grow. Within 2 weeks of repotting, buds are visible growing in the sheath. So the question is... would it have bloomed anyway or did the repotting shock it into action?? |
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Cattleya blooming
On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 04:22:57 GMT, "Jerry Hoffmeister"
wrote: my guess is it would have bloomed anyway but who really knows... "jim" wrote in message ... Clip........... Then lots of root growth started and I decided to repot it as it was in a clay pot with the last bulb right up at the edge (and low in the pot) and I was afraid the next bulb might get stymied trying to grow. As to the bloom I will not speculate. As to the fact the new growth would have gotten into the wall of the pot, or the roots grown over the pot edge and made repotting later a worse job. I can testify about those problems. I have one now with horrid out of pot root-its. The roots look like they should belong to an Ascda. It will be a real challenge to repot in warm weather. It is going to require an extended soak to try for pliable roots and then probably pout for an extended time because so many will be damaged anyway. Some catts like to sit in sheath for extended periods of time. Most of the time the sheaths later develop, but some do not. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Cattleya blooming
It probably would have bloomed anyway, but I think many plants do that just
so they can instill some sense of concern in their owners, out of fear that the repotting will cause the buds to blast. Sort of an orchids' practical joke. -- Ray Barkalow First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info! "jim" wrote in message ... I have a LC Irene Finney which I bought in bloom last spring. It had a grown a new pseudobulb with sheath but for 2 or 3 months never showed any signs of blooming. Then lots of root growth started and I decided to repot it as it was in a clay pot with the last bulb right up at the edge (and low in the pot) and I was afraid the next bulb might get stymied trying to grow. Within 2 weeks of repotting, buds are visible growing in the sheath. So the question is... would it have bloomed anyway or did the repotting shock it into action?? |
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