Update on the fragrance: it does get much stronger in the later morning and I can smell why Cattleya dowiana is renowned for its scent. On a different note: do we want to try out a "quick" Cattleya Triumphans moment?
I had no idea the Dowiana flowers were so large. I've got 2 that seem to be doing well so far. Still babies but roots are growing very well. I hope for it mature and bloom as beautiful as yours.
Honestly, I did not know they're this large either and I would have never expected it on the first bloom either. I was really blown away. Roots are key to success so well done that yours are doing great on that front!!!
Hi! Thank you for this video about these very beautiful Cattleyas. It is very interesting to see how developed your plants. I can see the size of both Cattleyas now. Great video. Thanks.
Hi 👋🏻 finally got a chance to watch this one. Wow 🤩 amazing blooms! I want a Cattleya Rex now. I have a baby dowiana. I’m petrified of this little diva but it’s doing ok the 9 months I’ve had it. AND I love seeing your young plants. I have lots of those too. My Cattleya are only just starting to get mature enough to even think of blooming. It’s getting exciting. Seeing others journeys with young ones to blooming is very helpful and interesting. Could you refresh how you fertilize in a video? Byeeee
Amazing!!! Keep us posted how the dowiana is developing. I love these plants. Some of my younger ones are a bit more capricious - especially the little aurea I have. I agree with you concerning the young plants. My collection is also slowly maturing and coming into bloom. Still many to go but the ones that managed to flower already are my pride and joy. I can absolutely make a video about my watering regime and fertiliser but it’s going to be very boring haha. I don’t do much in that regard.
Thank you so much! Honestly, I find them pretty easy going. Cattleya luteola on the other hand... UFF! I suppose it really depends on one's conditions. Have a nice day!
Hello 👋 I have a Rex from William Green and i have dowiana and Rex sent to me by Michael McCarthy. I would like dowiana rosita. Its Nice one. Mine will probably be few more years growing. 😁
It sounds like you have really lovely plants - I have to check out your videos! I have some very young dowiana rositas as well but I'm hoping for them to make a nice size jump this summer. It's always so rewarding to see their development, isn't it?
@MattbyNature It sure is! It's an achievement to have them jump from seedling to full size and you did that! Ya know? It's a good feeling! 😊 I hope you do come check me out. 😊 Thanks!
Congratulations on flowering those! & Thanks for sharing your experience. I grow my dowiana under bright led lights, with a heat mat under the shelf during winter. Temp range 20-24 winter, 22-26 summer, humidity 50-65% year round. During winter I warm the water to 25-26 degrees before watering the plants, they are growing heaps of new roots but no signs of flowering spikes yet. Mine also have those wrinkly old Pseudobulbs but the new growths look plump.
Nice! Sounds like you really have the care down for yours. I forgot to mention that I always use room temperature water for them. In the winter, tap water would be way too cold. Thanks for bringing that up and keep me posted if yours gets ready to flower!
Thanks a lot for watching and your nice comment! Indeed. It's been four years in the making for the dowiana and I did not expect it to bloom this year to be honest.
Thank you for sharing. Wm Green suggested checking out your video, so glad I did. Amazed you can grow and bloom such beauties indoors. Such lovely dowiana flowers in a first bloom plant?
Thanks a lot for stopping by! I did not expect the dowiana to bloom at all so having two flowers this stunning was a huge surprise. I grow with very low effort indoors but during the summer, I keep many plants outside as well.
Gorge literally the first thing I said was “I smell roses” I had the honour of meeting these two in person. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet because that doweana (spelling 🤔) made me sneeze immediately. I think the splendour hit me like a rock and I could not take it. I love how you show the development of the plants since you got them. You can really tell it had been a rewarding experience. Love the editing too. You’re getting better and better. 😊
Nice! Not sure if I can easily send a cutting haha. But I should make an update of the outdoor space. There should be videos from last year though in the collection chronicles playlist.
Haha. Thanks a lot! Yes, the rex is getting a bit large. I'm waiting for a second flush of growths for this season so hopefully next year I can reach a total of 10 flowers! I feel dowiana is slow for a while but once it picks up, things get fast (or as fast as an orchid can be).
1000 thank's for this video! 🎉 one day I also hope to be able to show these 2 queens of cattleyas in bloom, just need to find the rex again. Had the rex a few years ago but scale got to it too bad so secondary diseases were developed. A fs rosita is on its way from ebay now. Shall take ages to ship I've noticed. Love the shallow pots, trued out 2 of them now for bulbos found them at currlin. I'm immensely impressed of your achievement. Super congratulations 2 u Matt. 🎉🎉🎉
Hi Karin! So glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure you'll be able to get yours to blooming size as well seeing how you managed to accomplish that with a Cattleya mossiae. I got these pots from Ecuagenera Germany formerly Röllke Orchideen - how did these pots behave in your experience. Hope your rosita is going to arrive safely! I have two young rositas as well - still probably four years aways from blooming.
@@MattbyNature Hi Matt! Well blooming ( and owning) a strong bs dowiana has always been my goal. The finishing lite so to speak. The mossiae arrived as a nfs very strong plant. That really counts a lot for its predictability to bloom. Unfortunately I had to divide her last year due to scale and she's now on her way to do a full recovery. So no blooms for a few seasons for her. I will upload a short video soon o her in bloom though just for folks to see what she actually looks like in bloom. I had an extremely tiny rosita seedling once...must admit I'm a bit worried. It says that it would take 1-3 weeks to ship it from France. No tracking available. It took the seller 7 dayd to even start to think about getting her ready to ship away so...fingers crossed she won't end up rotten or dehydrated. Soooo expensive 😅😅
Maybe you can deal with the pests after the cattleyas have finished flowering. I heard that ants can bring other pests into the pot, but also protect it from other types of pests. It must be the sap that cattleyas release. I wonder if it's done on purpose for some kind of symbiotic relationship.
Hello! I've had ants on my Cattleyas for a while. But absolutely, that is the plan concerning the scale. I'm on holidays now but I expect the plants to finish blooming by the time I'm back and then I will start a course of strict treatments against scale. Already ordered several products. Let's see!
Wooow, they look absolutely incredible, well done! 🤗Purchased both rex and dowiana aurea in Germany two years ago as tiny little seedlings so they still need some years to even reach blooming size. I hope they will turn out as spectacular as yours 😊 Do you by chance have any recommendations in terms of grow lights, I find the discussion on wavelengths very confusing…
Thank you so much! I'm so excited for you and I'm sure someone with a walkeriana flower as their profile pic will manage with ease. Where did you get them? I am using the Mars Hydro LED panels. They are really efficient and I don't like the look of purple lights so I went for those.
@@MattbyNature Walkerina is my favorite species and they grow very easy in my conditions - not that much success with the big classic Cattleyas though 😅 I’m wondering if non-optimal light, lack of water or the missing shift in day/night temperature is the reason (guess that’s the usual struggle growing in a German apartment). Thank you so much for your reference, I will check out the Mars panels and see whether new lights may change something 🤗
I really like walkeriana as well! I have only one that's flowered before and I feel it's still a bit difficult since it's soooo sensitive towards stray light. Another one of my walkerianas aborted several flower spikes last fall because where I keep them, they are hit by lights during the night and they hate that. I find the other Cattleyas a bit easier to handle in that sense but walkeriana is just one of the best plants I have in my collection.
I have both , Rex are huge plants already but I can not bloom it for some reason. I have few dowianas but they are jo where as large plants as yours. Aldo I had them for a while and no where as vigorous looking as yours. I must be doing something wrong. Your plants are amazing
Thank you so much! I feel like issues with blooming are usually related to light levels. How do you grow yours? Maybe they also just need a little extra time to mature. At around 26:00 I show the backside of the dowiana - with scale, shrivelled pseudobulbs and burnt leaves haha.
Guten Morgen! To be honest, it was just labelled as "Cattleya dowiana". The additional pigmentation on the petals and sepals appeared only a few days after it opened. I do have rosita and aurea separately. What are the characteristics you're looking at?
@@MattbyNature the sepals are too red to be aurea and the petals too yellow to be rosita. The lip on aurea is quite variable in color but is generally open over the column, while it is always closed over the column in rosita. Add in the tinge of red on the petals and that's why I would say it is a cross of the two, rather than one form or the other.
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Update on the fragrance: it does get much stronger in the later morning and I can smell why Cattleya dowiana is renowned for its scent.
On a different note: do we want to try out a "quick" Cattleya Triumphans moment?
Proud grower of 2 dowianas 👋 here
Beautiful!!! I’ll have to see yours
@ 😅 mine are less beautiful currently, but growing!
Excellent growing and that’s a nice Rosita!
Thank you so much, Sir! First bloomer and already so large. Not a lot of scent though unfortunately
Absolutely stunning, both of them. Not only the blooms but the size of the orchids too. Congratulations for your sucess, they are lovely 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!! I'm such a proud father haha
Cattleya dowiana is like kryptonite for a lot of growers on youtube 😂. I’m glad to see yours blooming.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it's been doing so well. Winter is the hardest time though.
I had no idea the Dowiana flowers were so large. I've got 2 that seem to be doing well so far. Still babies but roots are growing very well. I hope for it mature and bloom as beautiful as yours.
Honestly, I did not know they're this large either and I would have never expected it on the first bloom either. I was really blown away.
Roots are key to success so well done that yours are doing great on that front!!!
you are a master!! congratulations!! the plants look amazing.
Thank you so much! That means a lot coming from you!
Do you think these plants are ready for making triumphans?
@@MattbyNature If you are wanting to do it, yes, do it! And make the reciprocal cross too! 😁
@@MyGreenPets Haha! I think I missed the time. The rex flowers are already fading.
Wow. They grew like crazy and the blooms are gorgeous. Congratulations!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice message!
Hi! Thank you for this video about these very beautiful Cattleyas. It is very interesting to see how developed your plants. I can see the size of both Cattleyas now. Great video. Thanks.
I'm so glad you liked it and thanks for the video suggestion!
Hi 👋🏻 finally got a chance to watch this one. Wow 🤩 amazing blooms! I want a Cattleya Rex now. I have a baby dowiana. I’m petrified of this little diva but it’s doing ok the 9 months I’ve had it. AND I love seeing your young plants. I have lots of those too. My Cattleya are only just starting to get mature enough to even think of blooming. It’s getting exciting. Seeing others journeys with young ones to blooming is very helpful and interesting. Could you refresh how you fertilize in a video? Byeeee
Amazing!!! Keep us posted how the dowiana is developing. I love these plants. Some of my younger ones are a bit more capricious - especially the little aurea I have.
I agree with you concerning the young plants. My collection is also slowly maturing and coming into bloom. Still many to go but the ones that managed to flower already are my pride and joy.
I can absolutely make a video about my watering regime and fertiliser but it’s going to be very boring haha. I don’t do much in that regard.
Omg! Your orchids are UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Thank you so much! It took quite a bit of patience for them to reach this state haha.
Wow ❤ You can be proud of yourself, not many can grow them!
Thanks for the video 😊
Thank you so much! Honestly, I find them pretty easy going. Cattleya luteola on the other hand... UFF! I suppose it really depends on one's conditions. Have a nice day!
Hello 👋 I have a Rex from William Green and i have dowiana and Rex sent to me by Michael McCarthy. I would like dowiana rosita. Its Nice one. Mine will probably be few more years growing. 😁
It sounds like you have really lovely plants - I have to check out your videos!
I have some very young dowiana rositas as well but I'm hoping for them to make a nice size jump this summer. It's always so rewarding to see their development, isn't it?
@MattbyNature It sure is! It's an achievement to have them jump from seedling to full size and you did that! Ya know? It's a good feeling! 😊 I hope you do come check me out. 😊 Thanks!
Congratulations on flowering those! & Thanks for sharing your experience. I grow my dowiana under bright led lights, with a heat mat under the shelf during winter. Temp range 20-24 winter, 22-26 summer, humidity 50-65% year round. During winter I warm the water to 25-26 degrees before watering the plants, they are growing heaps of new roots but no signs of flowering spikes yet. Mine also have those wrinkly old Pseudobulbs but the new growths look plump.
Nice! Sounds like you really have the care down for yours. I forgot to mention that I always use room temperature water for them. In the winter, tap water would be way too cold. Thanks for bringing that up and keep me posted if yours gets ready to flower!
Nice plants! Must be exciting to get them to bloom.Good job! I have new orchids on my wishlist now. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks a lot for watching and your nice comment! Indeed. It's been four years in the making for the dowiana and I did not expect it to bloom this year to be honest.
Thank you for sharing. Wm Green suggested checking out your video, so glad I did. Amazed you can grow and bloom such beauties indoors. Such lovely dowiana flowers in a first bloom plant?
Thanks a lot for stopping by! I did not expect the dowiana to bloom at all so having two flowers this stunning was a huge surprise. I grow with very low effort indoors but during the summer, I keep many plants outside as well.
Gorge literally the first thing I said was “I smell roses”
I had the honour of meeting these two in person. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet because that doweana (spelling 🤔) made me sneeze immediately. I think the splendour hit me like a rock and I could not take it.
I love how you show the development of the plants since you got them. You can really tell it had been a rewarding experience. Love the editing too. You’re getting better and better. 😊
Haha. I guess this just goes to show that every nose is different. And a nose as acute as yours can't be wrong, can it?
@@MattbyNature you mean “as big as mine”?!
@@sarasantos7472 I said what I said
I grow orchids mostly outdoors in California. I’ll have to check out your summer set up.
Nice! Not sure if I can easily send a cutting haha. But I should make an update of the outdoor space. There should be videos from last year though in the collection chronicles playlist.
Thank you for your video! Amazing job!❤️😁
Thanks a lot! They've developed a lot last year. Did not expect anything from the dowiana to be honest.
Wow❤Marvelous orchids~Thx for your explanation~~I totally got the picture🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!! I was so surprised by this year's show haha
Congratulations, they both look amazing! Great growing. Rex is becoming a bit of a beast 😂. I do have a little dowiana, she to be doing well so far...
Haha. Thanks a lot! Yes, the rex is getting a bit large. I'm waiting for a second flush of growths for this season so hopefully next year I can reach a total of 10 flowers!
I feel dowiana is slow for a while but once it picks up, things get fast (or as fast as an orchid can be).
1000 thank's for this video! 🎉 one day I also hope to be able to show these 2 queens of cattleyas in bloom, just need to find the rex again. Had the rex a few years ago but scale got to it too bad so secondary diseases were developed. A fs rosita is on its way from ebay now. Shall take ages to ship I've noticed. Love the shallow pots, trued out 2 of them now for bulbos found them at currlin. I'm immensely impressed of your achievement. Super congratulations 2 u Matt. 🎉🎉🎉
Hi Karin! So glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure you'll be able to get yours to blooming size as well seeing how you managed to accomplish that with a Cattleya mossiae. I got these pots from Ecuagenera Germany formerly Röllke Orchideen - how did these pots behave in your experience.
Hope your rosita is going to arrive safely! I have two young rositas as well - still probably four years aways from blooming.
@@MattbyNature Hi Matt! Well blooming ( and owning) a strong bs dowiana has always been my goal. The finishing lite so to speak. The mossiae arrived as a nfs very strong plant. That really counts a lot for its predictability to bloom. Unfortunately I had to divide her last year due to scale and she's now on her way to do a full recovery. So no blooms for a few seasons for her. I will upload a short video soon o her in bloom though just for folks to see what she actually looks like in bloom. I had an extremely tiny rosita seedling once...must admit I'm a bit worried. It says that it would take 1-3 weeks to ship it from France. No tracking available. It took the seller 7 dayd to even start to think about getting her ready to ship away so...fingers crossed she won't end up rotten or dehydrated. Soooo expensive 😅😅
Rosita coloration too - if you ever divide in 5 years, I’d be first in line. Tchuss!
Haha. Whereabouts are you located? I’m in Switzerland
Maybe you can deal with the pests after the cattleyas have finished flowering.
I heard that ants can bring other pests into the pot, but also protect it from other types of pests.
It must be the sap that cattleyas release. I wonder if it's done on purpose for some kind of symbiotic relationship.
Hello!
I've had ants on my Cattleyas for a while. But absolutely, that is the plan concerning the scale. I'm on holidays now but I expect the plants to finish blooming by the time I'm back and then I will start a course of strict treatments against scale. Already ordered several products. Let's see!
Wooow, they look absolutely incredible, well done! 🤗Purchased both rex and dowiana aurea in Germany two years ago as tiny little seedlings so they still need some years to even reach blooming size. I hope they will turn out as spectacular as yours 😊
Do you by chance have any recommendations in terms of grow lights, I find the discussion on wavelengths very confusing…
Thank you so much! I'm so excited for you and I'm sure someone with a walkeriana flower as their profile pic will manage with ease. Where did you get them?
I am using the Mars Hydro LED panels. They are really efficient and I don't like the look of purple lights so I went for those.
@@MattbyNature Walkerina is my favorite species and they grow very easy in my conditions - not that much success with the big classic Cattleyas though 😅 I’m wondering if non-optimal light, lack of water or the missing shift in day/night temperature is the reason (guess that’s the usual struggle growing in a German apartment). Thank you so much for your reference, I will check out the Mars panels and see whether new lights may change something 🤗
I really like walkeriana as well! I have only one that's flowered before and I feel it's still a bit difficult since it's soooo sensitive towards stray light. Another one of my walkerianas aborted several flower spikes last fall because where I keep them, they are hit by lights during the night and they hate that. I find the other Cattleyas a bit easier to handle in that sense but walkeriana is just one of the best plants I have in my collection.
I have both , Rex are huge plants already but I can not bloom it for some reason. I have few dowianas but they are jo where as large plants as yours. Aldo I had them for a while and no where as vigorous looking as yours. I must be doing something wrong. Your plants are amazing
Thank you so much! I feel like issues with blooming are usually related to light levels. How do you grow yours? Maybe they also just need a little extra time to mature.
At around 26:00 I show the backside of the dowiana - with scale, shrivelled pseudobulbs and burnt leaves haha.
was that sold as a dowiana aurea or rosita or they didn't specify? It looks like a cross of the two to me so just wondering.
Guten Morgen! To be honest, it was just labelled as "Cattleya dowiana". The additional pigmentation on the petals and sepals appeared only a few days after it opened. I do have rosita and aurea separately. What are the characteristics you're looking at?
@@MattbyNature the sepals are too red to be aurea and the petals too yellow to be rosita. The lip on aurea is quite variable in color but is generally open over the column, while it is always closed over the column in rosita. Add in the tinge of red on the petals and that's why I would say it is a cross of the two, rather than one form or the other.
@@michaelmccarthy4077 NICE! Thank you for sharing these details - I always like reading from you.
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