Help me out with my $3 epilaeliocattleya.
So, I picked this up from a local Lowes. It was in the clearance section for $3. The picture looked pretty and I couldn't really see why it was being sold so cheap, so I bought it.
It is one of the "Better-Gro" bagged orchids. The label says its a "Epilaeliocattleya Jackie Bright" and the plant tag says "Jackie Bright 'Hilo Stars'".
Once I got it home, it looks like the reason they marked it down was for a broken leaf. It has 3 big pseudobulbs, one with a stem from a previous blooming. The biggest pseudobulb has a sheath emerging - or that's at least what it looks like to me.
There are a few spots on some of the leaves... what do these look like to you guys? Bruising, bugs? I'm not sure..
Does the name of this plant mean that it is a properly registered plant? Are any of these bag orchids ever registered?
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