Well Kevin, the sheaths are a lot darker than any others I've seen. They're dry but not with the typical feel as others, not papery or crispy...these are pliable and almost soft but not wet. Also in these new photos, you can see how bruised the bulbs themselves look. I think this one's a goner.
Each ps.bulb is on opposite ends of the plant and I haven't a clue with this one where the the new growth is coming from, sorry. Both of these look like new growths that stopped development because of something wrong but I can't tell if they are at the oldest or newest end
These definitely did not bloom though....they've yet to open.
No, not spongy, just limp, lifeless, floppy, no bad odors though.
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Originally Posted by kmarch  It's difficult to tell you if your plant is near blooming size or not because there's no point of reference in your picture by which to guage the size of your plant. What size pot is it in? Knowing the mane of the Cattleya would help too because then we'd know what blooming size is for that plant.
Have you had this plant long enough to see it through one or 2 full gorwth cycles? |
Sorry, I thought you were a mind reader also Kevin
I took another photo to better show the size. I think it's in a 4" pot. All the tag said was HC195 BLC. Sang Yang Ruby - Purple. I've seen hardly any growth in the few months since I've had it except for a bunch of new roots starting which I just noticed a while ago when I repotted it and staked the bulbs.
I think there's something horribly wrong with this plant. It doesn't look healthy. I hate giving up on it. Maybe I should just ignore it and water it when needed? Patience, I've got plenty of if there's nothing more to do. Thanks for your help here.
