Viewing post #614258 by Ursula

I am happy to see 2 blooms on my Lc Irene Finney 'Chicago' this month! I had 3 large Lc Irene Finney plants, beautiful and really gorgeous in bloom. ( one 'Chicago' and 2 'Spring's Best' I think) Somehow they all three kicked the bucket within a year or so, due to black rot while outside in Summer. But I was able to save a small piece from one of them, it survived, but still looks terrible and it is now blooming!! I really really hope to bring this small plant back to health and proper size.



My Cattleya schilleriana had a similar story, black rot! I grew this one for a bunch of years, it did best bare root in a Bonsai dish in full sun and daily watering. It was a really nice plant. Then a couple of years ago outside in Summer, it dropped leaves after leaves, it was not happy. I mounted the remaining piece on a good piece of driftwood from the Aquarium store and made a mental offering to the Orchid gods. The plant recovered and put on really good growth this Winter with lots of excellent roots.
In sunlight



and showing the roots


And Potinara Fairyland is still happy