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! 😍