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 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
A intensely red-orange colored Cattleya, whose blooms start out looking green that eventually turns into a vibrant yellow.
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…)
