Cattleya Blossfeldiana & Brazil Update

[@hillbillyorchids]

Very cool! I can't wait to see mine bloom! It put out a small growth with a sheath but it didn't do anything. Maybe needs more time! Let's hope next year! 🤞🤞 it's a phenomenon bloom! Thanks Stephen 😊

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@hillbillyorchids I bet yours will bloom on the next new growth! Luteola blooms pretty freely.

[@channeliman521]

Beautiful kudos 🌸👍

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@channeliman521 😃😃

[@plantpropagator]

One of my viewers asked me if I was going to Brazil with you, since I also mentioned to my viewers that I was traveling soon. I did shout out to you in my video today where I showed my C. Magairlin which bloomed for the first time last week. My plant is small but my flowers has some spots and nice fragrance, and I really like it. It is not as big as yours' but I am still a newbie at this orchid stuff.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@plantpropagator I’ll check out the video! It would certainly be cool if you could join us in Brazil! Where are you heading?

[@plantpropagator]

@@SVKLOrchids Ireland on a family vacation. I do not think that I will see too many orchids in the wild there....

[@kathleenhoughton6129]

So cool getting to go to Brazil and look for orchids! Have fun and stay cool😂....lovely bloom🎉

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@kathleenhoughton6129 I’m pretty excited about heading down there!

[@judycook4314]

That orchid is wonderful! I love the size - everything about it. I'm sure that Paula is thrilled with the division and will get it to bloom. I'm excited that you are going on the trip that you have planned so long for. I can't wait for those videos.

[@SVKLOrchids]

It should be a lot of fun! I'm excited!

[@newmanmansell760]

Beautiful cattleya Steven🥰Enjoy your adventures in Brazil seeing nobilior and the rupiculous Laelias.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Thank you! 😊

[@shirleyholt898]

How exciting to go to Brazil. Have a wonderful trip. 🤗🌸

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@shirleyholt898 Thank you! Should be fun!

[@alanwild7361]

Beautiful blooms. Very nice. Enjoy Brazil.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@alanwild7361 Thank you! I should be able to great videos!

[@OrchidboyTroy]

You said Rupicolous Laelias and my ears shot straight up 😂 How awesome of a journey to look forward to!!! Have fun and enjoy! What an experience 😁

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@OrchidboyTroy I’m definitely excited! 😃😃

[@MrKylesorchids]

What a beautiful flower! AND Sounds like a great adventure you are going to take, enjoy every minute! Safe travels!

[@SVKLOrchids]

I'm excited for the trip!

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

What an absolutely gorgeous little cattleya!!

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@LauraStansfield-tw7xb Thank you! It’s definitely a cute one!

[@FreedomRider1982]

Have a wonderful trip ! Looking forward to seeing your footage !!

[@BBQNBLUES]

What a GORGEOUS little thing !

[@SVKLOrchids]

Thank you! It's definitely a cool one!

[@richardlawton1023]

Beautiful blooms.

[@SVKLOrchids]

😃Thanks!

[@Naturamorpho]

I just wish I lived closer to Brasilia, so I'd go on that field trip too! It is inspiring! You are certainly very welcome and I hope you have a great time while you are here!

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@Naturamorpho Oh, it would definitely be cool to meet up! Are you in one of the coastal cities?

[@Naturamorpho]

@@SVKLOrchids I'm in Taubaté, SP, if you check that on google maps. It is in the Paraíba valley. Land of Catasetum cernuum, Cattleya harisoniae, C. forbesii, Oncidium crispum, O. varicosum, and many more. Unfortunately you will not see any of these outside the reservation parks anymore...

[@michaeldornan7737]

Boa viagem! Can't wait to see the report of Brazil

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@michaeldornan7737 Should be some really cool stuff to show!!

[@PC-zg3eo]

So pretty!

[@SVKLOrchids]

😃❤

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

are you wearing a flannel in Texas in August? I decided to test out cedar mulch on some plants and I am shocked by how well they take to it. A Cattleya harrisoniana seedling that has been on the struggle bus has pushed out new roots into it in just two weeks. A Dendrobium has pushed so much new root I may have to repot it in a couple of months, a Vanda hybrid going nuts. If It only lasts a year, who cares? It is so cheap, it doesn't matter, if it makes the plants grow better, I am all for it.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 Nice! Which type of cedar is it, do you know?

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@SVKLOrchids you know, I have a bad habit of saying cedar, it is Florida Cypress🤣. Honestly it is so finely shredded I was sure it wouldn't work but it does.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 Ohhhh, that makes more sense! lol Yes, that stuff is really good and really cheap! Lasts for a surprisingly long time too.

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Amazing blooms and also how it is blooming with few structures/pseudobulbs. Very excited about your trip as looking forward to all the information and videos from Brazil. Have a safe trip 💝

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@FernandaNascimentoOrchids Thank you! I'll definitely post videos!

[@MattbyNature]

That Brazil trip sounds like a dream! Hope you enjoy it! Don't forget your rabies shot as well - at least in the larger cities, there are so many stray dogs...

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@MattbyNature Luckily I’ll be in the middle of nowhere! I now have typhoid and yellow fever vaccines coursing through me, plus malaria pills! Seems like a lot of protection lol

[@74raivo]

Super nice and compact plant. I will have to look if it is available localy

[@SVKLOrchids]

Definitely grab one if you see it!

[@justinsdutchtropics]

Really nice primary, I had the chance to get one recently but I just got so much lately, I did get a hardyana seeking so that might be cool. Trip to Brazil sounds awesome, I have been to Diamantina in 2002, I didn't know much about ridiculous laelias back then though unfortunately 😂

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@justinsdutchtropics Oh man, I don’t think I’ve ever seen another one for sale!

[@richardlawton1023]

Steven have i made any off color comments? I just got flagged when i opened this? Have a great Brazil trip.

[@SVKLOrchids]

I don't recall seeing any off color comments! KZbin has a really weird commenting system though. I really don't understand it, but it deletes a lot of comments. I wish it would let me review the comments it wants to delete. I'd probably keep most of them.

[@richardlawton1023]

@@SVKLOrchids it was very strange. I've never done what Utube implied.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@richardlawton1023 Ya, its really glitchy. KZbin is also really difficult to deal with behind the scenes as well, when uploading videos. You'd think they would have figured all this stuff out by now!