Description
IMPORTANT NOTES:
***Please look at all the pictures carefully (and read the text in the photos) so you’ll know the sizes of the plants we’re offering in this listing.***
Plants are NOT in-bud/bloom when shipped. Blooming Size plants will be shipped BARE ROOT (no pot).
Blooming Size Cattleyas often have OLD, DRIED-UP ROOTS. Happy Cattleyas produce roots prolifically, and eventually these roots wear out. They can then be trimmed off. BUT IF OLD/DRY/CRUSTY/GRAY/CRUMMY ROOTS are a problem for you or your recipient, PLEASE PASS ON THIS.
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FULL AND EXCITING DESCRIPTION
This is a lovely orchid with a lovely name, that produces a lovely fragrance. After all, who wouldn’t want a nice holiday at a resort called ‘Suntopia’?
This hybrid was originally bred in Japan, a country that loves orchids, and loves miniature things — and they do both very well, and produced a winner with Nice Holiday. It is a compact, hardy, and very easy to grow. This cultivar, ‘Suntopia’, produces multiple beautiful white blooms with a purple edges, but its best features is its surprisingly strong lemon/citrus fragrance. At my nursery, we have many fragrant orchids, but this one is a standout, definitely in the top ten!
If you can’t take a holiday, then let this Nice Holiday come to you!
These plants reach full Blooming Size in 3.5-inch square pots. Blooming Size Cattleyas often have OLD, DRIED-UP ROOTS. Happy Cattleyas produce roots prolifically, and eventually these roots wear out. They can then be trimmed off. BUT IF OLD/DRY/CRUSTY/GRAY/CRUMMY ROOTS are a problem for you or your recipient, PLEASE PASS ON THIS.
Growing Cattleyas is very easy, as they are hardy plants (and have an amazing ability to bounce back from prolonged stressful conditions — yes, we’ve seen this happen MANY times).
How to grow Cattleyas:
1) Bright light (although avoid prolonged direct sun)
2) Water once to twice a week during the growing season; let dry between waterings
3) Use chunky bark for plenty of aeration at the roots (or grow them mounted)
4) Fertilize twice per month
5) Avoid temps below 50 F; temps into the 90s F or even over 100 F are tolerable if kept shady and well-watered
BY THE WAY: Blooming Size Cattleyas often have OLD, DRIED-UP ROOTS. Happy Cattleyas produce roots prolifically, and eventually these roots wear out. They can then be trimmed off. BUT IF OLD/DRY/CRUSTY/GRAY/CRUMMY ROOTS are a problem for you or your recipient, PLEASE PASS ON THIS.
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– NOTE: Blooming Size Cattleyas often have OLD, DRIED-UP ROOTS. Happy Cattleyas produce roots prolifically, and eventually these roots wear out. They can then be trimmed off. BUT IF OLD/DRY/CRUSTY/GRAY/CRUMMY ROOTS are a problem for you or your recipient, PLEASE PASS ON THIS.
= Plants are NOT in-bud/bloom when shipped. Blooming Size plants will be shipped BARE ROOT (no pot).
Blooming Size Cattleyas often have OLD, DRIED-UP ROOTS. Happy Cattleyas produce roots prolifically, and eventually these roots wear out. They can then be trimmed off. BUT IF OLD/DRY/CRUSTY/GRAY/CRUMMY ROOTS are a problem for you or your recipient, PLEASE PASS ON THIS. (Yes, this is the FIFTH TIME that this message about roots shows up in this listing. Why? Long experience doing this. You’d be shocked at how a newbie buyer will panic to us because their orchid roots don’t look like what they’ve imagined in their minds. Some immediately leave negative comments that only reflect lack of experience and ignorance, so we’ve found it helpful to repeat these caveats and warnings repeatedly in the listing. And despite repeating a message like this FIVE TIMES, it’s still not 100% effective…)
