Cattleya Orchid buds, sheaths and spikes - small practical guide

Today we talk about Cattleya orchids, as it appears to be the season for them to produce buds and sheaths!
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Cattleyas are one of the easiest orchids to keep, if you can provide bright light and warm temperatures. here is my older care guide here • Orchid Care - How to c...
This video was inspired by Maria's video • Cattleya Purple Cascad... which reminds me of my experience with the parent of the Purple Cscade • Buds in a dried sheath...
Cattleya Purple Cascade parentage bluenanta.com/o...
Some Cattleyas will bloom with sheaths, as soon as the pseudobulb is matured, others will wait even 9 or 10 months to bloom from a sheath. Cattleya purpurata and mossiae usually bloom once a year and the sheath will remain green until spring. Even green sheaths can pose some issues for the buds • Cutting Cattleya orchi...
Other Cattleyas, such as Sophronitis types and aclandiae, will not produce sheaths, bud buds directly. Usually the buds develop together with the pseudobulb and the blooms appear very soon.
Cattleya Hawaiian Splash Lea parentage bluenanta.com/o...
Hybrids can act very differently than species, they can be both unifolate and bifoliate. they typically bloom on the unifoliate pseudobulbs, if they are slightly stressed.
Cattleya color changers • Did you know this abou...
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[@jaybudd1617]

I have learned my lesson on how to grow Cattleya Orchids. After many failed attempts I found a Cattleya at work. She was beautiful but no name. Someone told me she may be BLC Alma Kee. I finally got the light, temperature, feeding to come together and she bloomed for me always in December. I went and devided her and that was the demise of my little orchid. Next time I have a Cattleya orchid she will be upsized to a larger pot. Oh well lesson learned.

[@manasranjanmaiti8245]

People say that it's not easy to make flowers of cattleya. What's the reality and time it takes to flower?

[@pepperpearl8944]

I just recently bought a Better Gro Cattleya a few weeks ago and saw these little growths from the leaves. Thanks to this video I now know it is a flower spike! So exciting, this is the second cattleya I've had. The first one died because I over watered it and had no idea what I was doing. Thanks to your videos I've learned so much about orchids and how to care for them. Thank you!

[@kathywilson9257]

I feel so blessed to live in Ecuador where I can go directly to the local orchid farm. The hardest part is deciding which beautiful cattleya I want.

[@lemontea128]

I wish I’ve seen this video earlier. I had a Catt produce a sheath n it dried. It was my first, so I freaked n tried to pull open the sheath . I broke the buds! 😭🤦‍♀️ Lesson learned.

[@wanda5503]

These Catts are funny creatures. I have one that have 2 buds, well one of the buds opened but we had a drop in temps and it just shriveled. I'm so bummed.. I live in a very warm state but now in the fall and winter the temps dropped a bit and they are not happy.

[@geoffmarshall4187]

I have a cattleya in a 400mm hanging pot with numerous sheaths forming flowers, should I try and divide it at end of flowering as it is so big and heavy

[@RenegadesDozer]

Tell us about how to maintain cattleya in larger pots- not root bound as we hear

[@boblaurieg.8649]

Great, informative video with information that is generally hard to find on the internet, but since you have so many orchids to observe, your conclusions are quite helpful. PLEASE discuss cutting a Cattleya rhizome to encourage multiple directions of growth. I have quite a few Cattleyas that are getting big, with only one direction of growth. Thanks!

[@sippigrrrl]

Laurie G. I've wondered if you can do it too. I have a Cattleya that has a single rhizome that's ten inches long and is posted itself out of the pot!

[@shenaebanks7190]

excellent and very useful content

[@lynettebell8534]

should you remove a dead cane

[@indraaisha]

Hi Danny, thank you for doing an episode about this topic. There was so much I was wondering about. One of my orchids, which happens to be a red NoID Cattleya so I do suspect Sophronitis in its parentage, is putting out buds without a sheath. I see two buds clearly forming. And it just finished flowering. I also have a miniature Sophronitis-cross and now I know what to look for. Cattleya's have so much differences in between them. Not only flowerwise but also pseudobulbwise. So I'm really happy you have shared your thoughts on this topic. Thank you.

[@KAMJKJ]

I have recieved cattleya orchid with dead roots and after potting in sphanum moss 1 month later it started producing some root tips from new growth when should I repot into self watering I have barely 1 cm long roots how many roots and in which size is required to pot on self watering cattleya name is Francis fox cattleya which is the best and one and only survived from black rot hardy cattleya even it is in matured to seedling intermediate teenage size😅

[@Justusorjustone]

I will say,just grow it in moss for some months,that It obtaine some nice roots in moss,and wait for new growth ,and when that new growth mature,and when it started to create new root,then repot it in self watering,franchis fox creates root when a growth is 70 to 80 % mature....so I think you have to wait a little bit,and don't let moss dry ....

[@Justusorjustone]

And from where you bought your Francis fox?

[@EllePlowPlow]

Dani, I’m new to Cattleya’s. For the Cattleya’s that do produce buds from a sheath, is it normal for the sheath to grow/come out flat? Will the sheath grow flat/empty and then fill up with buds on the inside? Or does the buds grow/come out at the same time that the sheath does? I hope that makes sense. I have a new Cattleya with 3 empty sheaths and I don’t know if they will produce buds or not.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, sheaths will be flat most of the times and empty. When buds will form they will swell a bit where they meet the pseudobulb :)

[@EllePlowPlow]

MissOrchidGirl thanks for the reply! I tried google but no luck.

[@nicolekallish37]

What kind of pots are these?

[@paxxiv]

Probably one of my favorites vids from you yet. Thank you!

[@sippigrrrl]

Kat Meaw I totally agree. Danny covered a lot of plant types in this video!

[@deliahiggs1752]

No sound 😢??

[@brendaNFarmville]

Hi Danny, thank you for explaining about different Cattleya's. I have 1 no name, has not bloomed too small. This tells me that it is one of the smaller Cattleya species. I am not even sure I will buy any, will see how this one does first it is growing new leaves and roots, looks healthy and happy. I had a problem this year with root rot on my Phals but I seem to have it under control now. So far this season the only orchids that seem to love it here is Paphs, Oncidiums and the Cattleya no problems with them just the Phals.

[@yomairal2477]

brendaNFarmville Can't believe someone else has bad luck with Phalps and ok with others. Same here. Killed all but one in ICU following a suggested routine and patience. I know Danni says Phalps are forgiving but not with me.

[@michaelbrown4567]

Hi Danny, do cattleya type orchids produce sheaths after the pseudobulb has matured then flower or does the sheath emerge while the bulb is growing?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, the sheaths form as the pseudobulb forms as well. They emerge from the closed leaf :)

[@moumitaskitchenandgardenin3777]

May I know if I cut healthy and younger leaves..will it hurt the cattelya plant..??thanks in advance for your kind reply..

[@KAMJKJ]

Danny how to cute black rot in cattleya and brown rot in oncidium im suffering very much lost 40% of oncidium collection due to rotting and becoming brown mushy and smelling foul and cattleya after receiving one pseudobulb starts black after cutting it and using cinnamon again another will turn black I lost all cattleya due to black rot help me to solve the issue some precautions and tips to prevent black rot brown rot. I do correct watering potted in bark and sphag moss. If u can include this is QnA plz answer me help me. Thanks happy growing.

[@Justusorjustone]

I have killed 2 or 3 oncidium before,but I am so lucky that I have not killed a single cattleya till now, after receiving new cattleya I directly repot them in semihydroponics,and they just took off, recently I repoted a new cattleya in semihydroponics in this winter and it also don't have any new growth,some old root died and some started to branch off,and plant itself is creating new thick roots,and a new growth too...I think cattleyas loves me..

[@KAMJKJ]

@@Justusorjustone I killed cattleya pot bruna beauty; cattleya pot bowringiana; brassavola pink lip; cattleya Julia white; lepord; and finally my fav one pachara fancy all are killed due to one and only reason black rot😖 the brassavola nadosa and Francis fox cattleya only survived from it and i started to get hatred feelings on cattleya and oncidium family due to rotting😡😠

[@Justusorjustone]

@@KAMJKJ I have oncidium died from same brown rot reason,but now I got rhythm in oncidiums,and now they are doing much much better for me....

[@KAMJKJ]

@@Justusorjustone i got both brassidium shooting star and alicera best Sunday muffin from orchid tree unfortunately brassidium shooting star started rotting but alicera best Sunday muffin doing root cuz I didn't repot it😅

[@Justusorjustone]

@@KAMJKJ can you please tell me,pots petals send u healthy Catts or with some infection? when you receive plant it seems healthy or not?

[@theoriginallacey]

I have what I think is an epicattelaya and it hasn’t bloomed yet for me. I know what the flowers look like because my husband took a picture of the part of the plant that was blooming above it when he brought it home. I checked my dried sheaths a few weeks ago a d nothing. Today however I give a look and noticed two of the dried sheaths have spikes starting to come from them. I am battling thrips right now so I hope they survive to bloom, but we shall see.

[@nicolewildman8976]

Hi Danny. I wish I had seen this video before I killed my last batch of cattleyas. Thanks so much for explaining it so well. I now keep them outdoors in filtered sun as I live in the tropics. They seem to like this set up as I'm seeing new leaves. Greetings from the southern Caribbean 😎

[@rabeyarabu2220]

I have a cattlyea Hatgii and I'm a beginner. My father bought me this plant in bloom and I don't know what to do as the blooms are falling off and some of the leaves 🍃 have black-ish spots. I just want to know is this normal and what to do if it isn't normal Please someone help me I'm so worried

[@wellupel260]

I've noticed, that even the very same orchid may show multiple pattern in blooming habit. I have evidenced, that plants derived from the same mother plant (by divisions) may form sheaths or produce buds without them. Hence I assume, that besides the genotype, the environment (light, moisture) has a crucial effect on this characteristics. Once I increased the intensity of illumination, the plant started to produce sheaths.

[@krzysztofkopaczewski4319]

As always very helpful video!

[@mrstoota]

Hi you said it needs to be repoted when it has new root growth,Do you have a video when and how to repot cattleya please

[@Lighioara]

how is your phal singolo doing?

[@manasranjanmaiti8245]

Then how a cattleya will bloom its flowers in its natural habitat on its own??

[@juliereminiec4937]

Can Cattleya Orchids be grown in a flower garden?

[@myhandmadejournals]

Of course first thing I did was going to check all the dried sheaths of my 4 cattleya but nothing in there 😕

[@sokunir6085]

Do you dehead the flowers after blooming?

[@SanjayKumar-my3pc]

I am happy to see buds forming in my dried sheaths and apparently i am having two of them having buds but they don't seem to grow. Hoping to see them bloom at the earliest.ty

[@Justusorjustone]

My Monte elagante is creating 2 growths at same time,so I think you have to increase light for yours......

[@rinavickery2563]

Can Cattleya survive if they lose all their roots

[@My4720]

Hi Danny, I watched your video on semi hydroponics using a synthetic wick to keep the leak moist,. Does the wick idea apply to the cattleman as well?

[@leeanne9841]

Hello. How long will i wait till repotting my cattleya?

[@jaguar7891]

Thank for this video. Can you pls show us how to devise the Cattleya?

[@jaguar7891]

Sorry how to divide Cattleya?

[@Steveshappylittletrees]

Excellent content🙂

[@trangson998]

Do you have any clones?

[@sjay1970]

Are these Cattelyas grown with self watering method. Or is it possible

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, yes they can be grown in self watering if the environment is warm enough ☺️

[@sjay1970]

@@MissOrchidGirl Thank you for the reply. I will try this as we are in a 20 to 35 deg zone in South of India. Humidity is 40 to 70. Thanks again, keep up the good work. God bless

[@sandiesorchids9387]

Thanks for the great info.

[@chaniwagh6254]

I actually have an Iwanagara Appleblossom that I purchased a couple of months ago. At the time, it was in sheath, but the sheath has not grown at all, though two new pseudobulbs have grown. Based on your experience with this orchid, Danny, is this the kind of plant where the sheath will continue growing in the next growing season or will it no longer grow?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, sheaths don't typically grow after the pseudobulb is mature on any Cattleya, they form together :)

[@chaniwagh6254]

@@MissOrchidGirl Hmmm, that is good to know. So since the sheath has not grown at all since I bought it a few months ago, does that mean I will not get a bloom from that sheath?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

If there are new pseudobulbs growing, or already matured, it's doubtful buds will form inside it now. Probably the new psb will bloom if they have sheaths.

[@chaniwagh6254]

@@MissOrchidGirl Got it, oh well. The two new psuedobulbs don't have sheath yet, but the bulbs aren't fully developed either. Hopefully something will come out of them soon. Thank you!

[@Justusorjustone]

Today I ordered fhu Shu glory happy holiday, this cattleya was one on my wishlist from 3 years,today I ordered it,I m so so happy.....

[@KAMJKJ]

From orchid tree ? 1400 nah😏

[@Justusorjustone]

@@KAMJKJ hihihii,yuup from Orchid tree,I have majority of my cattleya from them,and 2 from Zynah Orchid,why don't you buy one?and can u plss tell me how u are keeping your cattleya ,and what u do after receiving a new cattleya,how u are growing them,light ,media and all thing,??it's seems cattleyas are not doing good for you,might I help you a little bit..

[@Justusorjustone]

I have majority of den phals from pots and petals,and in coming March again going to buy 20 more den phals from them..

[@KAMJKJ]

Again came here 1st😎

[@griceldarestrepo7020]

Excelente 😉

[@angelanajeralc99]

Great video! Thanks!