Momilani question

[grandmapenguin]

My Momilani Cattleya is doing so well. It has loads of new roots and three Spikes. Now by Spikes I mean leaf spikes. Will these possibly have new flowers Will I ever have flowers on the old growth again
Terry

[jerrymeola]

Old Cattleya pseudobulbs do not flower again but the new shoots will flower.

Mine have been blooming in past years in March April and May with some holding off until October thru December. I do not have any records to indicate that they may be a twice a year bloomer. I will have to watch closer since all the ones I have now bloomed this past December.

Your new growth means yours is right on schedule. You have a lot to look forward to.

[lmartiny]

That is useful info for me too, but a little dissappointing. So the old Pbulbs just sit there now, but nourish the plant? I just trimmed off the last two brown sheaths (?) from one I bought in bloom several months ago. I notice a green one that has had to have been there that I must have missed. Is it just a dud? Or a late bloomer? This was a rootbound Catt I repotted and posted on a thread and it has yet to put out any new encouraging growth. But it is still living!

[kmarch]

lmartiny, I make it a practice to never cut off a cattleya sheath unless it has already flowered, died, and dried up. Even if the sheath is dried and brown, I leave it if it has not flowered because it can still flower. I've had cattleyas have dried brown sheaths for years then all of a sudden they flower. As Jerry siad those pseudobulbs which have flowered will not flower again but as you surmised they do continue manufacture and store energy for the plant.

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by grandmapenguin

My Momilani Cattleya is doing so well.

Which Momilani is it? There are 2:
Rhynchosophrocattleya Momilani Jewel
Thwaitesara Momilani Rainbow

I don't grow any of these but have heard people going bonkers over Thwaitesara Momilani Rainbow.

[grandmapenguin]

I'm so sorry I have been remiss in answering but I couldn't get into the Site for two days.

It is Momilani Rainbow 'The Gypsy'

thanks for all the help.
Terry

[Sharyn]

Terry: I have the same plant that I purchased from a nursery in Hawaii in 2006. The first sheath that formed was empty and never flowered. It finally gave me two flowers in December 2008. So, no expert here, but my experience was December blooms.