Cattleya tigrina

Phals are not the only group that likes my orchid tank.
Look at Cattleya tigrina, her two new pseudobulbs are growing much fatter and taller than all the previous and roots are bursting out of the pot:





Being right under the lights pseudobulbs don't need to lean anywhere and are growing straight up. There is a lot of purple pigmentation on the new leaves, I hope it is ok and wouldn't harm my tigrina:




I wonder if there is a tiny possibility that any of these two bulbs might bloom when mature... That would be awesome.

Cattleya tigrina

I got this seedling over a year ago from Clouds.



Since fall 2011 it has been growing nicely even though I managed to burn some of it on the full sun right at the beginning, so couple of leaves on the old pseudobulbs were discarded. Plant forgivingly one-by-one grew couple of new ones.

This time around - it started two new growths at the same time:



I am not sure how big plant has to be to flower, hoping that when these new growths mature, maybe I will get some blooms...

Cattleya tigrina

The tag also states: syn. guttata v. tigrina which would be the second name of this lovely cattleya. It should have green flowers with brown markings and violet lip.

It doesn't mind full sun location.
I read that it needs dry winter period, but not sure if it applies to seedlings.