Cattleya walkeriana & nobilior- Summer Care

Cattleya walkeriana and nobilior are often considered tricky species to grow. Not so! They love heat, high light, and fast-drying roots. Come with me as I do a quick tour of the collection in mid-summer and tell you what conditions they need to thrive. Enjoy!

[beckyschlegel]

I really like your care videos. Thanks for your time!

[kellykittinger]

Love your channel. I'm learning so much. I just ordered a Blc Prada Green Deluxe cattleya and a catasetum expansum so your videos really help ❤️

[patriciasorchids]

Love seeing your Cattleya nobilior and walkeriana. I think the average plant losses 400 molecules of water to the absorb 1 molecule of Carbon dioxide. Watering night time respirators in the evening is optimal if you can. I have started to simplify my growing regime. Leaves more time to enjoy my orchids. Thanks for sharing and all the helpful advice and information.

[angelaharrilal]

From trinidad, love to listen toyou, l learn alot from u , especially,cattleyas nobilor, walkeriana, happy growing,

[miche]

Very informative video... great cattleya tips. Thank you for sharing.

[brucenesbitt]

Excellent video! Really appreciate your efforts to explain, in detail, the best cultural practices of Walkeriana and Nobilior. Usually the youtube videos about these two species are always in Portuguese language, so a little hard to understand! Anyways, I have been growing orchids for years but just started acquiring some Walkerianas a few months ago. I live in South Florida, our growing conditions are a pronounced dry season from Nov-May with very little rain, and then a rainy season from May-October, and we get a deluge almost daily, with very high humidity. With these growing conditions I have mounted all my walkerianas so far and they seem to be responding well. Look forward to future videos of yours!

[alexandratsy]

What a terrific channel! I'm so glad I stumbled over your channel, thank you for sharing such great information!

[ResQuetzal]

It's strange how these are so huge compared to mine, but I live i Canada. Great cultural suggestions to obtain mastodon sized walkerianas and nobilors. My recent purchases all took time to adjust but the worst looking plant, variety Amaliae is the one that is doing the best for some unknown reason. I like the idea of time release fertilizer but I thought it would interfere with the winter rest for some reason.
You have the best walkerianas and nobilors I have ever seen. Continued success with your orchids!

[canadianstar]

Just discovered your channel. I have one that I think is a Cattleya walkeriana. I'm in central CA and have had a lot of hot weather. In the last year we've had temperatures from 28*F to 115*F, and the plant has survived. Love seeing your setup and hearing how you care for them. Do you recommend any other types of orchids for growing outdoors in hot climates?

[o_o]

Great video. I have some walkeriana primary hybrids like the Charlie Marcotte and Heathii, but I'm nervous about getting a pure walkeriana because they can be so finnicky.

[SaverioPestuggia]

hi Stephen and thank you for all the information you have given us in this beautiful video. I would like to ask you what you think about growing Walkeriana in clay pots with an expanded clay substrate as written by an expert Walkeriana collector in a dedicated orchid forum. In your opinion, could it be a good substitute for the orchiata with a longer duration or does it have some defects and is it always better to handle the big size? Thank you for your answer.

[mesandz]

I repositioned my seedling cattleya luddermannia as I heard they like sun, but the leafs got burnt😕. I have also have a rescue skinneri Alba -it’s growing but I repotted due to spider webs but it started reshooting _ only cattleyas doing okay. I’think catasitum are fast becoming my favourite plants ... in pet method and they doing good so far. Any ideas on ludermannia?

[Spencer_Plant_Projects]

the walkeriana I have from h&r seem to have a smaller growth habit than the walkeriana I have from Fred Clarke. I have a division and a seedling from SVO that are absolute monsters and I have a bloom sized plant from Harry's private collection that he sold me and its has smaller bulbs and is more compact. I guess its just two different preferences from the breeders? im excited to see if any bloom for me this fall I've cultivated a lot of roots and given them a steady diet of light.

[hillbillyorchids]

Hello Stephen, very very nice plants! I have question about your Walkeriana, do they do better potted or mounted in your opinion? Thanks for your input. I am curious because I just got a Coerulea and it was 3 plants so I mounted because I sure didn't need 3 new pots

[Muffin]

Hi Stephen, do you water all your orchids at night or just the catts?? Do you know what would make the buds try and open before they are totally out of the sheth? ( I thought maybe the heat, but that can't be right). I love the blues, but seem to purchase other orchids first. Lol!! Thank you so much for the growing tips!! Very helpful!!😊😊👍👍

[judycook]

Thank you for this video. You have probably said in previous videos but how many months per year are your orchids outside?

[marylawton]

Hi Stephen please can you tell what ratio of nutrients nutricote you buy and where you get it from I have seen it on amazon but it’s no longer available I live in the U.K. and the little dispensers are they easy to acquire
thank you

[teresaklainer]

How do you transport the double side to side pots when cold weather/freeze comes?

[frankgordonsmith]

Did your seed germination on wood ever work ?

[Spencer_Plant_Projects]

I have watered in the evening for years. The people who claim it's not good for their cattleya have other cultural problems to deal with if an evening water is too much.