Without knowing how or where you are growing these plants.(amount of light, water frequency, fertilizer frequency, amount, and analysis) its hard to say for sure, but just from the two photos, I would say its too little light, and/or too much Nitrogen fertilizer.

I'm going to guess (there I go again) they are grown in a good amount of shade, and you are feeding them something close to (30-10-10) while they are growing. the 30-10-10 is ok while they are growing, provided they are getting ample light, otherwise they get dark green, long and leggy, and do not bloom well, or at all. For Cattleya type orchids you should see a pretty distinct shadow when you pass your hand between the plant and the sun.

How close did I come?

Bill

I don't have a light meter; I'll try the shadow test. The catt in first pic is in heavy shade. I'll find a new spot & gradually move it. Our sunlight is brutal this time of year. I live on an arid ranch in South Central Texas! No over feeding, if anything the opposite :(

The Lc i've only had two months. Shopping this p.m., I'll pick up a fresh box of 30/10/10. Thx for the input.

Can laelias take higher light.

Have you seen the LC bloom? That could be a nice "blue".

Yes, LC and Cattleya want the same amount of sun. Ease them out into a bit more, especially morning and afternoon, shade them from too much in the middle part of the day. You are looking for a "rusty, or brownish" green leaf color, not the dark lush green. Do it slowly, don't want to burn them, and with that dark lush green color that won't be hard to do.

Feeding, half the recommended strength about twice a month while plants are in active growth. While dormant, you can shift to a balanced (10-10-10), or just stop feeding. Some Cattleya types will not go dormant. If they have spring and fall blooming ancestors they may bloom twice a year, and then as soon as blooms go away, new growth is starting.

Good growing.

Bill

I do have other catts that bloom well for me, including a luedemanniana which is really a sunlight hog.....5 spikes last year. I moved the luedde and a Vanda Miss Joaquim to a lower light area just a couple weeks ago.

I have 2 out of about 20 that do this as well. I don't think it's a light issue since I have pretty strong light. I was leaning towards a mineral dificencey, I was going to try a product from Dynagro called Pro Tect, it contains silica which is supposed to help with cell wall growth. It seems to get a little better as the plant gets older so maybe some plants needs bigger back bulbs to support new growth.

Gotta check, I might still have some Protek.

Bill, just read your query, I've not seen the Lc bloom. It's a recent purchase. I don't know if 'splinting' will help let the psbs develop properly. Only time will tell. I can not find the ID stick right now on the second plant, but I think it too is an Lc.

Found the tag, Lc Frenchy's Melange 'Sylvia'. Coincidence that they are both Lc??? Curious to see if Jane's plants are Laelia hybrids.