Fastest Growing & Most Vigorous Cattleya Hybrid Orchids | Richard Mueller 2024 Update

[@denisesase]

Having such frequent blooms sounds amazing 😲

[@lisaallen7219]

Your Richard Muller orchids are beautiful. I love all the different colors blooms.

[@barblucas2539]

Your orchids were very beautiful. I'm glad you shared them with me

[@susanh9082]

I’m collecting Richard Meullers myself thanks to you. So pretty

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@susanh9082 🫶❤️

[@mariapina1755]

Hard to pick a favorite!! All so beautiful! ❤

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@mariapina1755 thanks my friend ❤️

[@Ellie-wh6mi]

Very, very beautiful.

[@angiebarnston6946]

Beautiful. I love Richard Mueller hybrids ❤❤❤❤❤

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@angiebarnston6946 the best ❤️

[@shirleyholt898]

Hi Nicole. Those orchids are absolutely gorgeous. I can see why you like them so much. I don’t have a Richard Muller but maybe one day. Thanks for sharing your beauties. 👏🤗🥰

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@shirleyholt898 thank you ❤️ They are so vigorous!

[@emmanuelV37]

Honestly I didn't know that they came in so many colors!! When you put them all together like that it really does make for a very striking collection!! Absolutely stunning!!

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@emmanuelV37 thank you so much my friend! Its pretty surprising to see such variety :) I love the one you gave me!

[@emmanuelV37]

@NicoleDeanna yay!! And yeah beautiful variety!

[@rosebowen8924]

Beautiful blooms, thanks for sharing.

[@richarddrake9650]

Wonderful video. Thankyou for sharing...

[@shirleytaylor9267]

So beautiful, thanks for sharing! Full confession time - the first few times I saw any Richard Mueller hybrids my thoughts were “pretty but not high on my list, maybe someday”…..when you recently highlighted a few, I was smitten, especially by your Rustic Spots, and I decided I needed that orchid now LOL (am I not demonstrating orchid addiction!?!?). I ordered one from Bredren Orchids and can’t wait for her to join my collection. Beautiful blooms more than once a year, what’s not to love here 😊 😉❤️

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@shirleytaylor9267 😂😂😂 I can't blame you! They are nice, and many are fragrant. With the vigor, you'll enjoy blooms for many years :))

[@BlueJays_Orchids]

8:05 love the white one with the pink blush will have to be on the look out for it. I love these hybrids too they just grow so well. Thanks for sharing 🤗

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@BlueJays_Orchids the flowers on that one are so pretty!

[@LizE2654]

They are so beautiful! Thanks for showing them!

[@annatydniouk5739]

I got my RM hybrid from Krull-Smith in April. It is blooming for the second time. I love its flowers and vigorous growth. I will look for more RM hybrids. Yours are gorgeous!

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@annatydniouk5739 thank you:) they are so worth it!

[@johnackermann9146]

I do like these orchids they do bloom often ~ nice color changes

[@hillbillyorchids]

Hey hon, too funny! Yesterday i was needing a video for monday and guess what i did. How Richard meuller is hardy! 😂 but great video! I do love the RM! I need Hidden Gold and the RM x with labiata is dreamy! 😂 So I think i need a couple more! 😂

[@NicoleDeanna]

Very nice! I will watch your video! This is my third RM video - they literally are just the most vigorous stuff ever. When 6 are blooming or in bud at the same time you know the plant vigor is real!

[@hillbillyorchids]

@@NicoleDeanna Yep exactly! 😂

[@russellramsey8132]

Some of my favorites, especially the terete forms. I have Bl ' Yellow Bird' x Richard Mueller 4n . Slight fragrance late at night. Also have a Richard Muller x B. perrini which is still a seedling. Very much looking forward to its first flowers.

[@virginiadendy]

💜💜💜Wonderful. I needed this one. Thanks for saying sometimes orchids can take a year to bloom. My Blc. Waianae Leopard 'Ching Hua' is finally showing new growth and I'm chanting for spikes, lol. Still looking hard for that Brassavola Richard Mueller X Cattleya labiata Rubra. Finally thought id found one but, alas, last one had been sold. Will *not* give up. Will be so worth it when I find it.💜💜💜

[@NicoleDeanna]

100% :) Stay patient, give good light, air circulation and enough drainage and it will all work out, just takes time for these orchids 1. to get big enough to bloom to begin with and 2. to acclimate to indoor conditions (or drastically different outdoor conditions) keep going! :)

[@virginiadendy]

Yes, thanks much. You are so knowledgeable and supportive. 💜💜💜 And your Cattleyas are amazing! I didn't realize how young it was for quite some time

[@rosebowen8924]

I like buying orchids from Houserman.

[@NicoleDeanna]

They are great!

Suas orquídeas estão lindas, adoro esses híbridos! Como já falei anteriormente, não gosto muito dos híbridos mais comuns aqui no Brasil, pois possuem flores muito exageradas. Prefiro as espécies. Por falar nisso, ontem consegui uma muda da orquídea terrestre cyrtopodium andersonii, composta por um único bulbo enorme, com umas 16 polegadas de comprimento. É uma orquídea de sol pleno e tenho um espaço ideal para ela.

[@NicoleDeanna]

E muito interessante que vc prefere estas. Os hibridos de la devem ser cruzado com Aclandiae ne? E a minha segunda preferida Que legal sobre o cytropodium. Crescem grande ne? Eu ja cresci catasetum e nao posso ter pq crescem demais!

[@Joe-nj3bb]

1:13 I got the Rustic Spots from Akatsuka this year. It arrived with two blooms and then it made a lot of roots after repotting. 6:36 This hybrid sounds amazing. If orchid growers want to make any cattleya more vigorous, they should just cross it with a Richard Mueller. 😅 This was my most vigorous cattleya this year (from Akatsuka): Rlc. Waianae Starburst 'Volcano Queen' • Genetic cross between C. Luzcleta x Rlc. Mem. Benigno Aquino. • C. dowiana (34%) + C. elongata (13%) + C. forbesii (13%) + C. warscewiczii (8%) • Produces Beautiful FRAGRANT Orange Blooms • Blooming Season: Summer - Fall • Average Plant Height: 15-18" It made 3-4 new canes and a bunch of roots. It may be the setup since each pot I used was a little different. It's in a Repotme pot and it's in a decorative container that doesn't allow any airflow on the sides. I got this Richard Mueller cross from Krull-Smith earlier this year: Cattleya Small World x Bc. Richard Mueller (4N) • Cattleya aclandiae × Cattleya luteola

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@Joe-nj3bb I agree with you comment, just cross everything with RM 😆 The Hawaiian crosses are very vigorous also, so no surprise your cross is doing so well! Ohh I want to get that small world x rm. I used to have the small world. It's a nice one!

[@koanfrost4543]

Lowes was selling "exotic orchids" and i bought serval 😂 but one is a yellow bird brassavola hybrid and its also a Richard Mueller hybrid. I just bought it maybe two months ago and already is trying to bloom! Vs the others that are just growing new roots

[@NicoleDeanna]

They are so vigorous!

[@DrNedu]

I can smell my rustic spot from feets away

[@NicoleDeanna]

It's awesome yours is fragrant!

[@stefpix]

I just got a primary hybrid between Laelia anceps and Brassavola nodosa. I am curious. The plant looks more like a Brassavola and these Richard Mueller hybrids. I find that orchids and aroids from Mexico in general are more drought and low humidity tolerant than those from South America. That flower of the hybrid with Cattleya labiata is amazing. Large on a very compact plant. ❤

[@NicoleDeanna]

Nice! Yeah the RM is 50% nodosa so it's no surprise :) I will have to agree with you on that with the orchids from Mexico vs some of the more finicky species further down or in the mountain areas of Venzuela, Ecuador and Colombia - Those can be tricky. One exception that's common and easy to find is Aclandiae hybrids, not as vigorous as RM but grow pretty dang well. Thanks for watching!

[@stefpix]

@@NicoleDeanna I think it is the nodosa that makes it vigorous. The rupiculous Laelias from Brazil seem more prone to root rot than a Brassavola. I also just got a nice hybrid between Laelia anceps and a rupicolous Laelia from Brazil from Ecuagenera USA. It looks very compact, with pseudobulbs very much clumped together. I think the Mexican orchids go through some dry spells and cool temps in the winter and torrrential downpours during hurricane season. So probably they resist root rot and drought at the same time. It is amazing how successful you are at flowering all these orchids. I am upgrading my game with some barrina lights and been using some kelp extract with my waterings. Noticed a difference. I don’t see you growing any Encyclias, maybe I did not come across videos of yours that show those. Also some Maxillarias (although the variety of climates and amd characteristics among so many Maxillaria species is so huge). I also got BC Theresa Ricci 75% aclandiae and 25% nodosa, enabled (or should o say inspired?) probably by some of your videos. I like the idea of species or hybrids where I can still track down only 2 or 3 species parents. Anyway may be done buying, now I have to offload some plants I am tired of. A video by Pretty in Green stated the months for highest plant sales are between mid September and mid October and April / May. Nice relaxing video for a cup of coffee before chores and potting the new plants.

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@stefpix I have 4 or 5 encyclias. I got them mostly as very small seedlings. None of them have bloomed yet, the oldest ones in my collection are 3 years old. I expect to see blooms next spring. They are starting to finally get mature. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@richarddrake9650]

I'm purchasing a bear king soon...

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@richarddrake9650 you won't regret it 🍊🍊🍊

[@nataliablumke5608]

Hi Nicole. Let me know if you want sell the devision of the cross of Labiata. It’s beautiful.

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@nataliablumke5608 thank you! I don't usually sell my plants, but maybe one day I'll start a little Etsy store.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

I'm honestly surprised you don't have a Copper Queen. I guess because it is similar to ones you have?

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 yeah that one is very similar to atta girl and pauwela spots so I didn't get that one.

[@lisaallen7219]

I have my barrina lights on eight hours because I also get light through my western facing window. Once it starts getting dark early, I was going to set my Barrina lights to 12 hours or leave them at 8 hours ?

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@lisaallen7219 I think it depends on the light situation, if the light is pretty strong though the day you might be able to get away with keeping the 8 hours. If over time you don't get booms (say next spring) then next winter I would be sure to bump it up. It's really trial and error 😊

[@lisaallen7219]

@@NicoleDeanna Thank you very 😊

[@paulasevan8350]

Hi Nicole, Are your Richard Mueller crosses all blooming right now in September? I have one I want more❣️Anywho I was wondering since you’re so kind to respond to all of your comments are your Cattleya’s slowing down on growth currently? Reason I asked I have tons of new shoots, not all starting to sheath, but they look like they’re kind of going dormant to some extent.. When the temperatures get cooler like we’ve had the past couple weeks and the temps go down to like 67’ 68 in the grow room do you leave the lights on longer or do you put the heater on? Thanks Nicole appreciate any advice❣️ Will those new growths be waiting to bloom next year? Do your cattleyas bloom all year long?

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@paulasevan8350 6 of my Richard Mueller hybrids are blooming right now, 4 are not yet :) my cattleyas, many of the hybrids bloom throughout the year. They haven't slowed growing yet, but they will in the next few weeks. It's the first week I want to say that it's been consistently cooler here, so by early October they will slow down, but it's still kind of warm in the room still either way. I will turn the lights back one hour soon since we are almost in the fall 🍁

[@paulasevan8350]

@@NicoleDeanna Hi Nicole, I know that you have the Botanical lights in your grow room, I have the Barrina lights. Do you think there is a difference as far as blooming cattleya’s more successfully year round with the botanical vs Barrina lights. Do you have Cattleya’s that bloom year round? Thank you so much, Nicole❣️

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@paulasevan8350 many of the hybrids bloom year round. My mom has the barrina lights and she gets constant blooms too, I think mog uses them too. No need to buy expensive lights ❤️

[@paulasevan8350]

@@NicoleDeannaOh thank you Nicole for getting back to me. I’m fairly new with this. I’d say I’ve been in it now a little over a year but having great success. I thought all work at some point go dormant with weather conditions and such what do you mean by mog uses them to?? ❤️

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@paulasevan8350 mog = miss orchid girl :)

[@LizE2654]

Do adjust the time on your grow lights in the fall and winter?

[@NicoleDeanna]

I do! I'm gonna do it next week! I go down to 12 hours a day, in the summer it's 14

[@LizE2654]

@@NicoleDeanna my barrinas do 4, 8 or 12 hours. Have had them on for 12 hours. I think 8 hours would be too short. What do you think?

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@LizE2654 I never tried 8, but I think you'll get less blooms. I think it's short and I'd go with 12. Remember, orchids grow near the equator where their light is somewhat steady (around 12 hours) and their days aren't as short. Led lights are also less intense than the sun, so that's why I do 14 in the summer. You could keep them always on but get an separate timer as well if you want to try longer times in the summer. Hope this helps!

[@LizE2654]

@@NicoleDeanna I tried them on a timer and they don’t turn on. I’ll just leave them at 12 hrs.

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

What is BLC?

[@anndriggers6660]

Brassavolla, laelia and cattleya