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Old 04-12-2008, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by liquidmojo View Post
Thanks for the input! I really like the idea of a large Catt. with lots of blooms! I'll go with just repotting it. I was hoping I could just leave it together, like Kmarch said "I want a big plant with lots of flowers"! Also thank you for the idea of soaking it first. My books do not suggest that and it sounds like a very good idea when I read it.

As for the condition of the bark...it seems to be mostly deteriorated. I would say between 60% and 75%. I have just always been told and have read that you should not repot a Cattlleya until it has finished blooming. Is this good advice?

Sorry Exasperatus my wife would kill me if I traded it! She fell in love with it when she saw the flowers, plus she's the one who gave me the twenty extra dollars to buy it after I spent the rest of my money on other Orchids.

LOL It was worth a shot! I love Cattleyas.

Kmarch--excellent idea about soaking first to make the roots more pliable.
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