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| Cattleya after repotting. |
My first cattleya! I purchased it as a 'good job' gift after being accepted to Rutgers University (yay!). It is a BetterGro plant from Lowes home improvement, and I am unsure if its blooming size yet. There were two sizes but I bought the smaller one, for it was half the price of the larger. Im in no rush to see it bloom, and a few dollas of savings is always nice :) .
The cattleyas were in a fresh shipment, so root rot was not a concern, but Im happy I ended up looking at the root ball: Surprisingly, there were a good amount of mushy brown roots!
Originally planted in a 3" plastic pot with small/medium bark perlite mix. 3 Pseudobulbs, and one just starting to grow.
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| Original potting. |
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| New growth - a spike-like mystery growth (center, under leaf). New pseudobulb seen on left side. |
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| New pseudobulb! |
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| Roots, after being picked clean and snipped of rot. |
I have fallen in love with LECA. I have been using it lately in all my repotting - It holds some water but is extremely airy and dries efficiently.
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| 3" clay pot, a bit big but I placed extra LECA on the botton for drainage. |
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| Newly planted in LECA Bark mix. |
I repotted the cattleya into a slightly larger clay pot (~3.5" across), with LECA and a medium bark mix. I cannot wait to watch it grow!
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