cattleya kerrii

[dodidoki]

5 flowers on a single spike

 

[monocotman]

Interesting! It’s a species I’m not familiar with,
David

 

[dodidoki]

Yes, it is a species.

 

[Guldal]

An adorable cutie!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

So cute.

Flowers open light and darken over time.

 

[abax]

I think the pale pastel colors are delicate and beautiful. Very upright dorsals too.

 

[Ozpaph]

thats pretty and different.
Was it once a laelia?

 

[Djthomp28]

Wow. How large is the plant?

 

[geoffsharris]

5 flowers is a lot for kerrii. Nice clone and well grown. Bravo.

For those curious, kerrii is an unusual, small (6-8" high) "bifoliate" cattleya that almost always only has one leaf. Found in a small area of coastal brazil, intermediate to warm. Likes high humidity and to be well watered in growth.

 

[dodidoki]

Thanks my Friends.This new growth has 23 cm tall bulb+ 13 cm long leaf.I attached pic about flower with my palm.All my catts are growing like the weed since I modified my fertilizing way.I use only foliar feeding, all water plants get is from the shower, i never used direct watering for a half year.Every mornings I use only shower with 1200 uS fertilizer( peters excel calmag for RO water), my plant to change it to Agroleaf total( less N but higher Ca).I sent a pic about my dowiana with 5 buds on spike.

 

[Ozpaph]

What do you mean "shower"?

 

[dodidoki]

What do you mean "shower"?

Like this.

 

[Ozpaph]

so you are watering them thoroughly or just wetting the leaves?

 

[dodidoki]

so you are watering them thoroughly or just wetting the leaves?

Yes, exactly.

 

[LadySlipper]

Gorgeous flowers!

Use a shower to get them lightly wet?

 

[dodidoki]

Gorgeous flowers!

Use a shower to get them lightly wet?

Thank you.Yes, I use a garden shower.

 

[Guldal]

.I sent a pic about my dowiana with 5 buds on spike.

Can't wait to see that dowiana in flower, Istvan!