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The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham
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I believe all catts are one-time-bloomers.

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"Dave Gillingham" wrote in message
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The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

Too bad we can't genetically alter them to perform like dendrobiums.

K Barrett

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:49:51 GMT, "K Barrett"
wrote:

"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

Too bad we can't genetically alter them to perform like dendrobiums.

K Barrett


Now that you have suggested it.. somone will start working on it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:49:51 GMT, "K Barrett"
wrote:

"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

Too bad we can't genetically alter them to perform like dendrobiums.

K Barrett


Now that you have suggested it.. somone will start working on it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Actually, some will rebloom on green spikes, as do phals. I see this in B.
nodosa and many of its hybrids, also some Broughtonia and Schomburgkia
species and hybrids, including our Smbcna. Garnet Glory. But I have yet to
see any of them actually make a whole new inflorescence from a
previously-bloomed pb, like dens often will.
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Juno Beach Orchids
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:49:51 GMT, "K Barrett"
wrote:

"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

Too bad we can't genetically alter them to perform like dendrobiums.

K Barrett


Now that you have suggested it.. somone will start working on it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Actually, some will rebloom on green spikes, as do phals. I see this in B.
nodosa and many of its hybrids, also some Broughtonia and Schomburgkia
species and hybrids, including our Smbcna. Garnet Glory. But I have yet to
see any of them actually make a whole new inflorescence from a
previously-bloomed pb, like dens often will.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:49:51 GMT, "K Barrett"
wrote:

"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham

Sadly, catts only bloom once per pseudobulb.

deg

Too bad we can't genetically alter them to perform like dendrobiums.

K Barrett


Now that you have suggested it.. somone will start working on it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Thank you all very much for your responses. I guess that's why you
never see a large "specimen plant" from the cat family as you do with
dens. Division is presumably the way to go.


On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:27:22 +1000, Dave Gillingham
wrote:

The cattleya family is not really my thing - far more interested in
dendrobes. But I have a couple of cats given me as gifts.

Question: Dens typically bloom several seasons from the same
pseudobulb. Do cats do the same? Or is it just one flower sheath per
bulb ever?
Dave Gillingham
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Dave Gillingham
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On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 10:02:49 +1000, Dave Gillingham
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Thank you all very much for your responses. I guess that's why you
never see a large "specimen plant" from the cat family as you do with
dens. Division is presumably the way to go.

You sometimes see 'specimen plants' but generally they are of a
type that sends out 2 -3 leads every year. You get 2-3 going and
keep the center small enough they can be very spectacular.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php