Cattleya dowiana var aurea ‘Golden Dragon’s Blood’

[Guldal]

Chadwick has a few, pertinent tips about growing dowiana in these short videos:

 

[setaylien]

Sometimes white sepals and petals on some rositas too.

I have a division of dowiana rosita ‘Cashen’s’ JC/AOS that I’ve been nursing for over 8 years. Might be strong enough to bloom this coming summer! Fingers crossed !

Here’s the plant and award photo of flower from AOS as well as an online pic of the mother plant of this division from Steven Christofferson:

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Hi, Leslie! If it isn't currently under HID lighting, I would move it there. You will find it grows much larger and faster! Right now your leaves look good but the pseudobulbs are quite small. I don't think it will bloom from a small pseudobulb.
-Neil Yates.

 

[David B]

Dowiana inspiration. Earlier this year I received a small dowiana seedling that was starting a new growth. My greenhouse hobby size, 200 sq. feet has intermediate conditions and humidity varying from 50 to 80% depending on my watering cycle. I can grow some cattleya species well, some others not so much. No walkeriana no violacea. The seedling which had 4 very small growths put out 2 consecutive growths doubling in size each time. Now in Toronto, Ontario, Canada finding dowiana plants is quite difficult so when I saw a flask available from Ecuagenera ($100) I acquired one. This after being encouraged by the seedling progress. So far so good, but if we don't take the risk, we will never know. It could have gone all wrong, but so far after deflasking in July 2022, I have not lost one seedling out of flask. We all know that will change or maybe not!

 

[Paphman910]

Dowiana inspiration. Earlier this year I received a small dowiana seedling that was starting a new growth. My greenhouse hobby size, 200 sq. feet has intermediate conditions and humidity varying from 50 to 80% depending on my watering cycle. I can grow some cattleya species well, some others not so much. No walkeriana no violacea. The seedling which had 4 very small growths put out 2 consecutive growths doubling in size each time. Now in Toronto, Ontario, Canada finding dowiana plants is quite difficult so when I saw a flask available from Ecuagenera ($100) I acquired one. This after being encouraged by the seedling progress. So far so good, but if we don't take the risk, we will never know. It could have gone all wrong, but so far after deflasking in July 2022, I have not lost one seedling out of flask. We all know that will change or maybe not!

You are lucky to get a flask of dowiana! Should be fun a fun challenge to grow! Just grow it warm like Phal bellina and you should be fine.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Hi, Leslie! If it isn't currently under HID lighting, I would move it there. You will find it grows much larger and faster! Right now your leaves look good but the pseudobulbs are quite small. I don't think it will bloom from a small pseudobulb.
-Neil Yates.

It’s been under lights for the entire time.

Yes the small bulbs are not blooming size. But… this new growth is thick for the first time ever. If not this one, next one!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I’m currently in Brazil now. Watch my dowiana visitation video at Orquidário Americana nursery below!!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Dowiana inspiration. Earlier this year I received a small dowiana seedling that was starting a new growth. My greenhouse hobby size, 200 sq. feet has intermediate conditions and humidity varying from 50 to 80% depending on my watering cycle. I can grow some cattleya species well, some others not so much. No walkeriana no violacea. The seedling which had 4 very small growths put out 2 consecutive growths doubling in size each time. Now in Toronto, Ontario, Canada finding dowiana plants is quite difficult so when I saw a flask available from Ecuagenera ($100) I acquired one. This after being encouraged by the seedling progress. So far so good, but if we don't take the risk, we will never know. It could have gone all wrong, but so far after deflasking in July 2022, I have not lost one seedling out of flask. We all know that will change or maybe not!

Well done David. Gotta try and see as you never know what will happen! Good luck for sure! Keep dry in winter .

 

[monocotman]

I share your sense of excitement Leslie!
Great video. If you receive photos of the one in bud please post!

 

[Royal Rea]

Wow, fantastic Leslie, to see them growing like that is a delight.

 

[Tom-DE]

Always love that lip!