Cattleya guatamalensis in my collection

[Jungle Elfa]

There are a couple local nurserys I have seen "neglect" their plants to stress them into blooming. That is, you stop watering them regularly and you stop fertilizing them. Sometimes the heat/cold changes and the humidity changes can also blast sheaths. I'm a pro at blasting them...it's pretty common and very very annoying. Hang in there, maybe it will bloom nicely in a few more months. One less positive...I have heard of plants that never bloom and forget now what they call them (other than annoying, or cuss words, lol).

Thanks for the advice. I did try to stress the plant with cold and less watering but it hasn't worked yet. I do think that this orchid requires lots of light and maybe it's just not getting enough when it needs it. I've noticed that the one I did see bloom at the Montreal Botanical Garden was a huge specimen, about 10X the size of mine. I that orchid in that it's lived in my collection for so long. Good to have a real challenge. Thanks for the advice.