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title: "Some of you may remember this poor sad Cattleya that I got last year…"
description: "Some of you may remember this poor sad Cattleya that I got last year with (gasp) thrips. It was my first experience with this particular pest and I was…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Jen"
published: "2025-09-08T01:14:22.130415Z"
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# Some of you may remember this poor sad Cattleya that I got last year…

_Posted by Jen on 2025-09-08_

Some of you may remember this poor sad Cattleya that I got last year with (gasp) thrips. It was my first experience with this particular pest and I was freaked. The blooms were mutilated and deformed by those pesky buggers. But I got rid of them with the help of this group, and this year, was rewarded with a beautiful perfect flower. I was worried it wouldn’t bloom at all due to set back from the thrips and/or treatment and /or repotting. BUT LOOK AT HER! 😍

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yzTKthJiLOlCUPKH-vsQ5NzOhcFfTrb-kTRTwJ_ViN0/w26QqYXRRPSMdCukFvrEvw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yzTKthJiLOlCUPKH-vsQ5NzOhcFfTrb-kTRTwJ_ViN0/Uf2dyfCgTBquQ6YqwpTIwg.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Amy commented on 2025-09-08

Beautiful flower and lovely color.

### Barbara commented on 2025-09-08

Pretty flower.

### Lydia commented on 2025-09-08

Absolutely stunning, love the color, thanks for sharing

### MeasomerPi commented on 2025-09-09

So loverly!

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-09-09

Wow! You have patience. I wish I had!! Congrats!! It is beautiful!

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