Colmanara Wildcat 'Red Cat' in bloom

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My Colmanara Wildcat 'Red Cat' bloomed a few days ago. It's a fairly small plant with only several pseudo bulbs so I am pleased that it bloomed. I've had this as a larger plant for a few years. But it was always struggling with black rot in the pseudo bulbs and I had to keep removing them. I finally beat the problem by removing a rotten bulb and also the next healthy one. This reduced it to almost nothing so it took a year or two but finally I am rewarded! It now has a ton of roots and will be re-potted into a larger pot after it is finished blooming. It's a very dark maroon with bright yellow just at the tips of the petals!