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Old 10-18-2021, 02:00 AM
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Happy to report that after 40years, this cattleya finally bloomed. 4 nice pink flowers and very fragrant too. Everyone were so excited and we actually forgot to take pictures until 3 blooms have withered away. Attach pic shows the only flower left (i blurred out the rest so that the focus is on the final surviving bloom).

This is what I did. The very moment I saw a few pseudobulbs have started to develop sheath, including the development of new pseudobulbs, I moved the entire pot the opposite side of the garden, where it gets shaded sunlight from 3pm and direct sunlight from 4pm-630pm. there is heavy rain everyday. We were able to ensure that by 8pm, we managed to position the plant in complete darkness. We left it there for over a week until severe typhoon kicked in, so we moved it back to its original location and forgot about it. To our astonishment, it bloomed shortly after returning to its original spot.

Thanks to all who contributed all the helpful tips. We enjoyed the very strong sweet fragrant from the blooms.

We will start doing the same thing to a few more pots of cattleya that havent bloomed for over 40 years.
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Old 10-18-2021, 02:16 AM
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Nice one Jeremy. It is very beautiful indeed.

Your orchidboard location details indicates Canada. But the details within the thread implies that the orchids are somewhere outside of Canada, right? Somewhere near the equator where your mother lives. And then you are visiting her at the moment, right?

Maybe - if possible, upload some higher resolution pics - so that the state of the orchid can possibly be assessed. For example, the pics could show whether or not leaves are dark green, or very light green, and just the general health/state of the leaves, bulbs etc.

Congratulations on the flowering!
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Old 10-18-2021, 02:21 AM
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Hi Southpark,

Yeah I went to visit my parents and tried my best to do everything that being recommended. Will definitely take more pics of the plants and share it with everyone here.

Yea!! Super happy to see the bloom.
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Love, love, love this. Pease keep us posted.
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