Rhyncattleanthe Chomyong Fairy — Blooming Size

Unless otherwise stated in the item size, these are grower's choice.

Rhyncattleanthe Chomyong Fairy (Rth. Chomyong Fairy) is a Thai-bred Cattleya alliance hybrid — a cross of Cattlianthe Little Fairy × Rhyncattleanthe Chomyong Beauty. If you're picking up our Chomyong Beauty listing alongside this one, you're collecting parent and offspring — these two share a direct lineage tie, and they'll bloom in complementary color stories with overlapping fragrance profiles.

Flowers: Where Chomyong Beauty leans deep magenta, Chomyong Fairy expresses with warm sunny yellow as the dominant petal color, edged and tipped with rich reddish-magenta or crimson. The lip is a frontal display of deep velvety magenta or crimson, often framed by lighter yellow or white in the throat with delicate veining. Medium-sized flowers, typically 4-5 blooms per spike — more numerous than Chomyong Beauty's larger single-stem blooms. Fragrant.

Growth habit: Compact and upright — easier to accommodate in tighter spaces than some of the larger Cattleya alliance hybrids, while still producing showy display blooms.

Blooming size: These are mature, blooming-size plants — established pseudobulbs, well-developed root systems, ready to flower in their next bloom cycle.

Grower's choice: All five plants are healthy, established specimens. Photos are representative — exact pseudobulb count and pot configuration will vary between individuals.

What you'll receive: One mature, blooming-size Rth. Chomyong Fairy in its current grow pot. Plant may be sent bareroot or potted depending on shipping conditions — we'll communicate before shipping if there's any variation.

Cattleya care (different from Phalaenopsis or Dendrobium — please read):

• Light: Bright, indirect to filtered direct sun — Cattleyas want significantly more light than most orchids. South or east-facing windows work well. Insufficient light = no blooms.
• Water: Drench thoroughly, then allow the medium to dry out completely between waterings. Cattleyas hate wet feet — root rot is the #1 killer. Roughly weekly in summer, every 10-14 days in cooler months.
• Medium: Coarse orchid bark with excellent drainage. Pseudobulbs should sit at or just above the surface, not buried.
• Humidity: 50-70% is ideal. Lower humidity is tolerable for mature plants but can affect bud development.
• Temperature: Intermediate to warm — 60-85°F. Avoid temperatures below 55°F.
• Fertilizer: Balanced orchid fertilizer (20-20-20) at half strength every two weeks during active growth; reduce in winter.
• Blooming: Each pseudobulb flowers only once. New growths emerge from the base of mature pseudobulbs and produce the next round of blooms.

Insulation and/or Heat Pack strongly recommended for shipping when temperatures drop below 55°F. Cattleyas are more cold-sensitive than Phalaenopsis.

For pest prevention I use beneficial insects, and otherwise treat with natural, chemical-free products like PureCrop1.

Display photos may be of mother plants or prop pots and do not represent the plant size — please review the size variants before purchasing.