Hi
I have a small collection of cattleya orchids in my home garden. Planted them many years ago. Some have overgrown the pots. And so when that happens I would break the original pots and separate the plants and repot them. And after a long span of time, I forget which plant would have what color bloom . . . if ever they will bloom.
Actually, some of the original plants never even bear flowers. If ever they do the blooms are usually purple and I can't really be proud of them because they are usually small unhealthy unimpressive though the plant itself is healthy with strong roots and thick green leaves.
That's my fault I think because I don't pay much heed to the importance of proper care which these plants demand.
Would I not be delighted by the beauty of this!
As I am not very good at gardening I don't expect my plant to have a flower as big as this.
It has a nice fragrance too
Yaa . . . only one perfect flower in that big pot.
The other one is spastic with the lip missing. This flower opened first and I thought the flower would be only of one color.
At bud stage both looked the same, about the same size.
