Cattleya jongheana

[Silverwhisp]

Cattleya jongheana on March 13, and as of today:

 

[monocotman]

Beautiful!

 

[dodidoki]

Rarely seen beautiful sp!Congrats on blooming!

 

[Silverwhisp]

Thanks, David and dodidoki. It’s the first time I’ve grown and bloomed this species. I also have two younger plants; one an alba.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Well done.

What is your culture and media?

 

[Silverwhisp]

Well done.

What is your culture and media?

Thank you, Leslie.

It’s mounted on a tree fern totem. Winter culture: The plant is on shelves that abut an East window, with LED lights above the orchids. The totem sits in a shallow, plastic refrigerator box filled with red lava rock and sand (per a Cattleya cultural note in one of JN Rentoul’s books.) The sandbox is always kept damp. I only water this plant in the afternoons, so that it has humidity overnight - a jongheana-specific tip that I read in an old Orchid Digest issue. A ceiling fan runs during the day. There is a heatmat under the box, with heat on during the day, but it’s really there more for my other Catt’s and Mexi’s.

The plant summers outside on our deck, on an east-facing end. It comes in in the Fall, when overnight temps fall to the mid 40’s. Weak fertilizer at every watering during growing season.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Thank you, Leslie.

It’s mounted on a tree fern totem. Winter culture: The plant is on shelves that abut an East window, with LED lights above the orchids. The totem sits in a shallow, plastic refrigerator box filled with red lava rock and sand (per a Cattleya cultural note in one of JN Rentoul’s books.) The sandbox is always kept damp. I only water this plant in the afternoons, so that it has humidity overnight - a jongheana-specific tip that I read in an old Orchid Digest issue. A ceiling fan runs during the day. There is a heatmat under the box, with heat on during the day, but it’s really there more for my other Catt’s and Mexi’s.

The plant summers outside on our deck, on an east-facing end. It comes in in the Fall, when overnight temps fall to the mid 40’s. Weak fertilizer at every watering during growing season.

Wonderful tips, thanks!

 

[Carmella.carey]

Beautiful I like it better now I really like the floppy petals most people don't like droopy flowers with spices like mossiae but I do I have never hired of this one where do you get it?
Patrick

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely

 

[LadySlipper]

Gorgeous.

 

[BrucherT]

Just thrilling. Never seen one in person.

 

[Silverwhisp]

Just thrilling. Never seen one in person.

If you ever get up to Milwaukee, let me know.

 

[Silverwhisp]

Beautiful I like it better now I really like the floppy petals most people don't like droopy flowers with spices like mossiae but I do I have never hired of this one where do you get it?
Patrick

Hello Patrick,

Thank you. It came from AWZ in Brazil, last April.

 

[tomp]

Excellent ! In my humble opinion C. joungheana truly deserves the term elegant!. I love them and don’t fine the hard to grow.

 

[NYEric]

NIce. Thanks for sharing.