Many orchids in the Cattleya Alliance bloom during the winter and early spring. Unfortunately, most of my Cattleya's are still seedlings and are two or three years away from getting their first bloom. However, this one opened just yesterday. It is a hybrid developed by a Taiwanese grower. It is not a mini-catt but is compact and easy to grow in South Florida. It likes high cattleya light and ideally likes night time temperatures between 58 F and 85 F. I grow this hanging in the backyard in a wooden basket with NO media. I know this sounds strange; but I have found in South Florida that most cattleyas grow best mounted in some way with NO media. Do you grow yours that way? If so, let me know. Leave a comment. If you have cattleyas in pots outdoors and keep rotting them out, then try mounting them in an empty wooden basket, or on a wooden branch, or on a piece of tree fern plaque, or on a cedar round. The variations are endless and they will require less care and you will have more success in our rainy, South Florida climate.
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