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Old 04-27-2009, 10:21 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Default Re: Vanilla Orchid

Pauly, you should know that you can severely abuse most Catts and they'll actually bloom more for it... Try tying one to the outside of your house on a side that gets half-sun, and then just throw a bucket of water on it twice a day (am and pm). Betcha it thrives. Caveat lector: I don't grow hybrid Catts, just species. The hybrids may be fussier.

My pic of the C. maxima a few posts up is of a plant growing on a bare tree stump in full sun in the Ecuadorean desert. Temps go up to about 45-50C (113-122F) on a regular basis, and it doesn't rain in the dry season, which is 8 months of the year. I used to throw water over it at night, but not on any regular schedule. They bloomed at the height of the dry season.
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