Cattleya mooreana

This is from northern Peru on the east side of the Andes. Nicely fragrant.

 

They used to be a bit more available, but aren't widely cultivated in the US. So many cattleya growers want something a bit more flamboyant. I've had it since 2005 when I bought it from a Peruvian vendor at a show here. It took a long time for me to learn how to grow it and I considered getting rid of it more than once. Now I am happy I was patient.

 

Hi Naoki, welcome to the forum. When I got this it was growing on a piece of tree fern. I left it there for a couple of years and grew it on the shady side and it didn't do much. A few years ago, I put it (still on the treefern) into a plastic basket in medium bark and hung it up high in the greenhouse. So it is getting quite bright light. It is dry for a couple of days between waterings (which include approx 1/4 tsp per gallon of fertilizer). My greenhouse maintains a temperature of 56F at night at the eye level so a bit warmer up another 5 or 6 feet high.

I've been trying for over 4 years to get pollen for an outcross. It has been promised by several people, but hasn't actually happened yet.