My Blc. Eagle Eye 'All Victory' has two buds YAY

[Sea_Sun88]

:I cant believe it. I think I am doing something right.
My Cattleya has two buds.
Now for the questions.
How long will it take for the buds to open?
I had it outside but I brought it in once I noticed the buds.
I also have another cattleya which had a bud and a bug ate it.
I WAS SO MAD LOL.
So I did not want to take any chances.

I CANT WAIT

[nenella]

Hi Sunsea,
I had to reply to this thread ! Well Done !
I too have a Blc.Eagle eye."All Victory" which I got in July 2006 with one sheath - when it opened it only had one flower - & you could see a very small black bud, which hadn't developed next to it) and at the moment is in sheath again..and looking through with a torch I also have 2 flower buds this time! I'm very Happy
I love the flower & scent of this!

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by nenella

Hi Sunsea,
I had to reply to this thread ! Well Done !
I too have a Blc.Eagle eye."All Victory" which I got in July 2006 with one sheath - when it opened it only had one flower - & you could see a very small black bud, which hadn't developed next to it) and at the moment is in sheath again..and looking through with a torch I also have 2 flower buds this time! I'm very Happy
I love the flower & scent of this!

Oh wow.
I cant wait for the buds to open.
And you said it has a scent thats a plus.

[jay]

Very nice and congrats on the buds. I can't wait to see them open. I am waiting for my first Catt. bloom as well, but mine are still in sheath.

Jay

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by jay

Very nice and congrats on the buds. I can't wait to see them open. I am waiting for my first Catt. bloom as well, but mine are still in sheath.

Jay

This might be a dumb question to ask but what is a sheath?

[jay]

In the photo you can see the bud developing behind the sheath. Not all Catts will produce a sheath, or so I'm told. Some just produce the spikes from the leaves.

Jay

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by jay

In the photo you can see the bud developing behind the sheath. Not all Catts will produce a sheath, or so I'm told. Some just produce the spikes from the leaves.

Jay

Oh okay.
Thanks for clarifying that.
I actually have a cattleya that is outside and it has a leaf that looks like a sheath.
Its a small cattleya but I have no idea what type it is.
I currently have 4 cattleyas.
One of my favorite orchids besides phalaenopsis.

[Sea_Sun88]

All of the cattleyas were given to me by my dads friend who had a green house.
TONS OF ORCHIDS AND ORCHID SPECIES.
So they were given to me in bad condition.
Now they are healthy and actually flowering for me.

[Tobi]

Congrats Sea Sun. Try not to move or rotate the plant in its current location.
Granted if you move it to water, place it back in the same location and position
that it was. Since you changed it's environment by bringing it inside, I would
try not to disturb it's location now while in bud. Sometimes they can be a
little tempermental about being moved while in bud and the buds can blast.
(turn black and die before blooming). This is always not the case, but it can
happen if the plant is moved or turned too much.
The sheaths are the leaf-like material in the center of the growth that protects the buds as they form.
Can't wait to see the blooms. Good growing!!

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by Sea_Sun88

How long will it take for the buds to open?

Probably another 2 weeks or so i'd estimate.

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by kmarch

Probably another 2 weeks or so i'd estimate.

Thanks. I will post pics of the flowers as soon as they open.

[nenella]

Hi Sea Sun, I had a look at my photos as I 'followed 'the developpment from sheath to full bloom .. first photo of thin sheath (showing nothing inside) taken 8th august, 6th september could see the small bud forming (with torch ) 24th sept bud popped out of sheath, 1st October started opening !
...as you can see mine took "ages" ! but came through in the end ! look forward to seeing your blooms !

[Sea_Sun88]

YAY the buds are opening.

Here are the pictures. I will post more pictures as soon as they open completely.

[Sea_Sun88]

Here is a pic of the flower.
Its so pretty,
Its a creamy white with an orange lip.
Soooo pretty.

[tom499]

BEAUTIFUL!!

Such a lovely white, and i forget how big catt flowers can be, that one is superb!

[Tobi]

Very beautiful bloom Sea Sun. I just love those Catts!!

[tizzycat]

Fantastic absolutely stunning.

[digitalgate]

nice take a couple picture of it

[articuno75]

Oh so pretty. Congrats! Glad to see that it bloomed. Did the second bud open too? Must take more pics. Put it in to photo contest too.

[evagentry]

congratulations on the large beautiful flowers, catts are so nice.

[fred]

sorry I have just caught up with this thread
your Catt has an awesome looking flower
I love catts myself
Congrats and good growing

[kmarch]

OMG They're HUGE!

[nenella]

sun sea that's superb ! has the second bud opened yet? Has it started "perfuming" ? yet
I love this flower & its scent

[Sea_Sun88]

The second flower open and the scent smells so nice.
I came home today and I could smell the flowers.
Its smells so sweet and its not overpowering.
The second flower open.

Here are some more pictures that I took today.

[jay]

Holy Barry Bonds! Since when did people start giving their orchids steroids?!

What an amazing flower!

Jay

[nenella]

WOW thanks for your sharing the latest photos showing both flowers opened!!; I can't wait for mine to open the 2 buds are at the same stage yours was at on your first photos..

[tom499]

How do you tell if a catt has flowered from a growth? And will catts flower from every growth?

[digitalgate]

usually the person who sell you , should tell you that. Then again they are trying
to make $ from you.

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by tom499

How do you tell if a catt has flowered from a growth?

There will be a dead dried up inflorescence and possibly a dead sheath as well.

Originally Posted by tom499

And will catts flower from every growth?

If the plant is mature enough and the cultural conditions required for blooming are given, then usually a Catt will bloom off every or nearly every new growth. Sometimes new growths will hold off from blooming for several cycles and will all bloom together.

[tom499]

Thanks I have a Catt with several single leaf growths, and one large two leaf growth. I cant see anything between the two leaves so hopefully It will flower from it.

[kmarch]

The old growths will usually only flower if there is a sheath. If there's nothing, no sheath or only a kind of little "nub" they won't bloom. I'll try to take and post some pics to show you what I'm talking about.

[tom499]

Thanks kmarch. I've tried searching this out but have had not luck. Why do some bulbs have one leaf and some have two?

[joan gero]

Is it possible for a Catt sheath to sit empty for several months and then start to develop its bloom inside that sheath at a much later time?

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by joan gero

Is it possible for a Catt sheath to sit empty for several months and then start to develop its bloom inside that sheath at a much later time?

Yes, it is. Sometimes they sit for more than a year before blooming.

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by tom499

Why do some [Cattleya] bulbs have one leaf and some have two?

Some Cattleya species are unifoliate (one leaf) and some are bioliate (2 leaves). When bifoliate and unifoliate species get crossed the result can be anything, even different on different growths on the same plant.

[nenella]

Here is my Blc. Eagle Eye 'All Victory' -the flowers opened yesterday I haven't smelt the wonderful scent yet though..& keeping my fingers crossed it will before wednesday as i'm going on holiday and flowers will have surely be wilted by the time i come back- 3rd photo was yesterday morning the others in the afternoon ..

ps: the "sun burnt leaf " is my Pot.Burana 'Beauty'Burana who is also in flower ...

[joan gero]

Nenella, That Blc. Eagle Eye is a gorgeous flower... congrats on your growing and your patience! It would be neat to see something in the picture for scale... it looks humongous.... nice work!

[Sea_Sun88]

Wow Nenella.
Arent we lucky lol.
I love Blc. Eagle Eye 'All Victory'
And they smell so nice.
And what a coinsidence that we both got two flowers.

[Tobi]

Beautiful blooms Nenella!!. I'm going to have to get that Blc.

[nenella]

seasun, I agree It's great to compare so how about keep up with our next growth & blooms hopefully we'll both get 3 next year!
Toby I recommend this for size of flower & scent; flower is bigger than my hand!

[exasperatus2002]

Great Cat! how tall does it stand when not in bloom??

[pikevi]

Sea_Sun88, nenella: Beautiful flowers. I have a 'noid' orchid with buds that look very similar to yours, Sea_Sun88. At least I know it is BLC. now, or so I hope

It has three buds but they are all quite a bit distanced from one another.

I will post a photo when they are in bloom.

[Sea_Sun88]

I think I have a sheath growing on my Blc.

YAY lol more flowers


I will post a pic soon.

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by exasperatus2002

Great Cat! how tall does it stand when not in bloom??

Mine is about a foot tall.
I am sure they can get bigger.

[jbigio]

Nice plant i dont have much luck with catt.

[Sea_Sun88]

Originally Posted by nenella

seasun, I agree It's great to compare so how about keep up with our next growth & blooms hopefully we'll both get 3 next year!
Toby I recommend this for size of flower & scent; flower is bigger than my hand!

I know it will be so nice to get 3 bigger flowers.
I am growing another sheath so I am keeping my fingers crossed lol.
We should do that.
It will be fun to see how different enviroments can affect the number of blooms.
And the funny thing is that they bloomed almost at the same time.
What part of this world do you live at?
I live in SD CA.

[nenella]

Sea Sun I live in France on the Atlantic coast.
My Eagle Eye 'All Victory' is also about a foot tall and has 7 leaves.
No new growth for the moment and I don't expect to have one before mid year if it does as it did last year... You're very lucky to already have a new growth !!
keep us posted and by the way Happy New Year to all!

[PhalPal]

SeaSun whenever I bring an orchid inside to enjoy the blooms I put it near an open window so it really doesn't notice a difference in climate. Congrats on the buds!

Happy New Year to you too Nenella!

[Sea_Sun88]

I have this cattleya and it has two gorgeous flowers. I posted another thread about it.
This time the flowers turned out to be purple.