Project 2016: Cattleya walkeriana

[gngrhill]

both of mine have little new growths about 1 inch tall and those new growth are growing roots. They are pretty tiny right now, but are growing pretty quickly.

[wintergirl]

My new growth (on my potted one that kept blasting new growths) is actually doing well. It is getting so long and going downwards I had to set it near the edge so the growth can hang off the shelf. Could a bud be in the near future??? That would be nice. The mounted one is doing well but no buds there either.

[Leafmite]

Good to hear it is finally doing well! Fingers cross for flowers. I would love to see them!

I just knocked off a new growth on two of mine but I am sure both will try again (and they have other young growths). I like this orchid because it is vigorous.

[catherinecarney]

So, went into Lowe's to pick up orchid bark today (the one in Heath with the bag babies) and came home with three more walkeriana semi alba 'Carmela.' Not that I needed more orchids, but these were easily twice the size of the one I bought early in the summer for the same price....All of them need to be repotted, and are showing a "climbing" growth habit with the rhizome heading upwards (sort of like some Oncs).

So, having 4 of the same cv gives me a wonderful opportunity to try different growing conditions. One is going into a terrarium where it can grow up the cork and branches on the back wall. I'd like to mount one of the others and grow it with the other mounted orchids in the living room. The original is potted in bark, and I think I'll keep it there.

I'm toying with semi-hydro for the fourth one--any ideas or tips to get me started?

Thanks in advance!

Catherine

[Leafmite]

Wow, that is great! I saw we had new bag babies at our Lowes but I was with spouse and he was in a hurry. I might need to sneak back and take a closer look.

I haven't tried anything unique with mine...except the one that came mounted. It will be interesting to see how yours all fare!

[catherinecarney]

Thank you Leafmite! I don't really need more orchids, but couldn't pass up the walkerianas (and others)....BTW, one of the nice things about being single is not having to worry about spousal issues ("you got how many more orchids??!!") with my obsessions, er, hobbies (lol)....

One thing that's missing from a lot of orchid information is the "how I kept it/how I grow it" nuts and bolts type of stuff. And we don't usually get a comparison of growing methods on the different orchids of the same species/cvs at the same time. This way I can see how 4 plants of the same genetic background respond to different growing conditions during a given time frame.....The results won't be definitive (the sample sizes for each growing method would have to be much larger), but they can at least give us some insights into what various conditions do to these plants....

Catherine

[Leafmite]

I think it is an interesting experiment.

[Leafmite]

I just put the mounted walkeriana from Andy's into a plastic Vanda basket of red lava rock. The roots were not as nice as the other walkerianas that were already potted that way.

[Tetouan]

I recently bougth a 3 bulbs division of this classic clone of C. walkeriana ´´1 de Maio´´

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the division planted on cajazinho /Spondias mondin L. / bark.

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Lets see how she react, needs to develop a lot of roots.

[SFLguy]

Thought everyone might like to see afew of the walkeriana at Palmer's
The semi alba are all the Carmela that is available at home depot from time to time