Bc. Hippodamia and Blc. Tequila Sunset

[Cjcorner]

A couple of my catt's in bloom....

[stateless]

wow both are great but I love anything with tequilla in it

[Cjcorner]

wow both are great but I love anything with tequilla in it

Yeah, I used to like it too. These days though I stick to flowers.

[wolf71758]

Both beautiful, especially like the spotting on the lip of the second.
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[angela]

Both are beautiful Connie, I favour the colours and spots of the Hippodamia.

You having shown this jolted me to remembering that I have a plant in my Gh that has the name Hippodamia, I don't recall what the Genus is right now, but it has never bloomed and it is a rather tiny plant, has sent out new growths, but no flowers. Tomorrow I shall have a look and perhaps post a pic. with a "what's wrong" question.

Good growing, as always.

[Cjcorner]

Both are beautiful Connie, I favour the colours and spots of the Hippodamia.

You having shown this jolted me to remembering that I have a plant in my Gh that has the name Hippodamia, I don't recall what the Genus is right now, but it has never bloomed and it is a rather tiny plant, has sent out new growths, but no flowers. Tomorrow I shall have a look and perhaps post a pic. with a "what's wrong" question.

Good growing, as always.

Thank you Angela. And it seems we have many plants in common lately. I have issues with Intermedia hybrids usually myself. I think it is because these are a plant that likes less water and more sun than most Cattleya. I was just looking them up again today to remind myself how to care for them.

[angela]

Connie , here is my Hippodamia, Its leaves are rather short for having B. nodosa as a cross.
It has never bloomed for me. I have it growing with my other Catt.
Why are the leaves spotted? do you think too much sun? watered and fertilized as my other catts.

Would love to have some comments from all of you.
Thanks

[pavel]

Surprised by the coloration of your Hippo -- never seen one with that coloration before. Quite interesting.

Why are the leaves spotted? do you think too much sun? watered and fertilized as my other catts.

The spotting is just from high light levels -- I've seen this often on catts. "Too much sun"? I'd say "no", though the spotting is an indication that you are at the upper threshold of what it can handle.

[Cjcorner]

I'd say the spotting is from high sunlight which is good. Maybe it would like a mount? When I get plants that don't bloom, switch something up. Try a different fertilizer once a month, it could be a minor nutrient it is missing...or if you don't do a dry winter rest, try going with a dry bright winter for them. Not sure but usually if mine don't bloom in the past it was the wrong fertilizer combined with not enough sun. And yours doesn't look starved for sun...so i'm guessing winter rest or fertilizer.

Connie , here is my Hippodamia, Its leaves are rather short for having B. nodosa as a cross.
It has never bloomed for me. I have it growing with my other Catt.
Why are the leaves spotted? do you think too much sun? watered and fertilized as my other catts.

Would love to have some comments from all of you.
Thanks

[rich63]

Both are very Nice, Have Fun Rich