Monday, February 26, 2007

Episode 79 - White Cattleya : Huge Flower Buds


The flower buds of the White Cattleya are still developing.

The length of a bud is over 5 cm now!

The buds are heavy and one of them has dropped down a bit. Usually I will set up a stick next to the flower stem to support it. I need not do so this time as the bud rests safely on a leaf.

It is not difficult to keep a cattleya and make it blossom. What is required is to stick to some basic rules. However, the information as provided by local flower sellers on keeping orchids is usually insufficient and misleading. Some orchids die within a month after the purchase due to incorrect treatments.

I will share my experience on keeping cattleya in future posts.

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