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Old 04-13-2021, 09:57 AM
Phyte Phyte is offline
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I am somewhat ashamed to say I always disliked Cattleya. The flowers just were not to my liking and I knew I could never provide the kind of lighting they need.

Fast forward a few years and I discovered mini catts! I fell in love with them. I now find myself in possession of quite a few thanks to an extremely kind friend. My problem is that I am finding lots of conflicting care information and my hope is that someone can help provide me some basic guidelines.

I grow under LED's, indoors. I grow a few cacti, succulents, and other plants that require full sun and they are all doing well and many have red coloration so I know the lights are likely strong enough for catts as well. Currently I water once a week. It is tough for me to do more than that.

If I am understanding correctly most of these plants are now all under the Cattleya name but I am going to list them by what the tag says as it is easier. Any care information would be welcome but what I am really having trouble nailing down is how moist the plants want to be and if they need a rest of some kind.

I have:
SLC. Seagulls Tiny Tim
L. Fran's Fuschia Flash
L. pumila
L. Lucasiana
SLC Chili Sauce

My current understanding is that they all would like to be moist and just barely dry out and then be watered again. I am also reading in some places though that pumila wants to dry more thoroughly.

My plan as of now is to pot them up in fern fiber as it holds more moisture longer. I think bark would allow them to dry out too much on my watering schedule.

Any thoughts are welcome.
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