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Do they go dormant

10 years ago

I have 3 Orchids...2 Phals and 1 Denb=Phal. One of the phals i bought cheaply at Home depot cause someone abused it to the extent it was returned. I bought it and it started to show some new life..if had maybe one or two at the most roots..so patiently I am waiting for the roots to increase...the question is if its in a dormant stage now and wondering if I should fertilize it. My Denb-Phal bloomed just once and its not as prolific as a Phal, that is for sure...but it looks very healhty and yet looks like its in a dormant stage...again I do not know if fertilizing would be of any concern at that stage. My other Phal is blooming again and again, 2 new spikes are growing. FWIW, I live in NYC and the plants are indoors most of the 3 seasons.

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arthurm
10 years ago
There is a little problem with the term Den. Phal in that all it refers to is the shape of the flowers. Culture varies according to the ancestry. That is why a name is useful. All you can do if it is a NOID is to follow some general rules.
Just a little drier and slightly cooler in winter. Most of the ancestors come from monsoonal climates where it is warm, wet and humid in "summer". Drier but not bone dry, and slightly cooler but still warm in winter. See if you can find some complete Hard-cane Dendrobium Notes written for NE USA.
ashes_of_the_fire
10 years ago
Clouds orchids is just outside Niagara Falls, click on culture notes and type dend.
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tolumniamatt
10 years ago
Any time an orchid needs to be drier or "rest" in winter it still requires high humidity, even dew drops falling into the root zone are common; however, rainfall is commonly nonexistent for the two or three months. Temperature drops can vary depending on genera and species. Light can sometimes be higher as cloud cover in its native habitat is reduced.

Matt

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