Jump Starting Rlc. Williette Wong 'The Best' AM/AOS

[WaterWitchin]

JScott is a buddy (the one ShadeFlower shows the blooms from in his link). I'll ask him to chime in if he has time. It definitely looks mature enough to bloom. Maybe he'll have some tips?

[JScott]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

JScott is a buddy (the one ShadeFlower shows the blooms from in his link). I'll ask him to chime in if he has time. It definitely looks mature enough to bloom. Maybe he'll have some tips?

This is one of my all time faves. It looks like it's about ready for its first bloom, size wise. Looks like a happy healthy plant, it just may need a little more time. It seems like it takes this one a little longer to start blooming than most Catts, and yes it can be a reluctant bloomer. Mine blooms at any time of year. All of the new growths have sheaths, but only some of them will bloom, and as far as I can tell, there's no way to predict who will bloom and who will not.

Just be patient. That's a healthy plant. It will bloom when it's ready.

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by JScott

This is one of my all time faves. It looks like it's about ready for its first bloom, size wise. Looks like a happy healthy plant, it just may need a little more time. It seems like it takes this one a little longer to start blooming than most Catts, and yes it can be a reluctant bloomer. Mine blooms at any time of year. All of the new growths have sheaths, but only some of them will bloom, and as far as I can tell, there's no way to predict who will bloom and who will not.

Just be patient. That's a healthy plant. It will bloom when it's ready.

I'm glad to hear that it is a favorite, I'm expecting it to be one of mine. Chadwick on eBay, where I got this plant (they have more), called it a summer bloomer, but I'd rather it was an any season bloomer. Here in South-central Mississippi, we have long hot summers, but spring and fall are ideal for most Cattleyas. It is only cold for two months in winter, which means we have a very long warm growing season. I'm hoping it will bloom before December.

Thanks for posting!
-Keith

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Originally Posted by SouthPark

That could possibly be the reason - as in what we observe is not a plant. Instead, there are three individual plants. But the nice thing is that each one now has a significant number of bulbs. So definitely getting there.

It would be kinda cool if they got out of synch and bloomed at different time during the year.



That may be asking a bit much for this particular Cattleya.

-Keith

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by K-Sci

It would be kinda cool if they got out of synch and bloomed at different time during the year.

Definitely. For some orchids that have been known to produce flowers either more than once per year ----- or can produce flowers without any significant amount of certainty in the time of year for flowering ------- then having more plants, or large plants with lots of bulbs would boost the chances of getting flowers from those sorts ------ at various times of the year.