Category: Cattleya Alliance

Brassolaeliocattleya Chelsey Nakanishi

Author is PAULA DIXON WILLIAMS, posted about 3 years ago Read More

Epidendrum mainauanum

Author is Graham Clark, posted over 3 years ago Read More

Laelia Majalis-tenebrosa

Author is Mary Lane, posted over 4 years ago Read More

Small Wonders

Author is Ken Slump, posted over 5 years ago Tempting Choices to Grow Where Space is Limited MANY POPULAR ORCHID SPECIES and their hybrids eventually grow to become sizeable plants. While a specimen-size standard cattleya or angraecum in... Read More

Orchid Scents

Author is Ken Slump, posted over 5 years ago Flowers Stimulate the Senses with Fragrances Ranging from Foul to Flattering MOST CORSAGE BUYERS AND recipients would probably tell you that while orchids are commonly regarded as the most exo... Read More

The Catt House

Author is Ken Slump, posted almost 6 years ago Cattleyas Set the standard by Which Other Genera Can Be Grown IN ORCHID LITERATURE AND discussions, it is common to read or hear references to “typical orchid conditions” or “basic orchid cult... Read More

CATTLEYA GASKELLIANA: Multiple Leads; How to Encourage?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 10 years ago Cut the rhizome in places part way through; let sections root; repot separately. A79-272 Read More

B. DIGBYANA VAR. FIMBRITELA: Culture

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 10 years ago Takes practically full sunlight, liberal watering and a night temperature of 60 deg. F. A63-390 Many are reluctant to flower; buy only those with evidence of flowering; hang high and dry; if it ... Read More

BLACK TIPS: On New Shoots on Cattleyas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 10 years ago If the blackening does not progress rapidly it is probably not due to disease but excessive use of fertilizer. A72-1100 Read More

CATTLEYAS, BIFOLIATES: Flower Problems

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 10 years ago In December and January when most problems arise, the alliance is fussy about conditions necessary to produce good flowers because of the lack of light, etc.; good light, a steady supply of food an... Read More