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Old 15-01-2004, 07:07 PM
Robin Norton
 
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Default Help on getting orchid to flower

Thanks, Ray
RN
"Ray" wrote in message
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Cymbidiums bloom only once from each growth, so you'll need to have

strong,
new, pseudobulbs growing in order to see more flowers.

They are reasonably heavy feeders as well, but you'll want to stay away

from
very high nitrogen fertilizers. The do like a lot of light, but also need
low temperatures at night to really bloom well. I don't know the
temperatures you see outdoors during this part of the year, but as long as
the nighttime minimum is around 10°C, +/- a couple of degrees, outdoors in
nearly full sun is appropriate.

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"Robin Norton" wrote in message
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I got an orchid as a gift in 5/02 and it was then in bloom. It did not
flower last year and I'm hoping it will do the business this year. It

gets
all the light that the Dublin/Irish climate can offer. It's behind a big
glass door on the sunny side of my house.
I think it's called a Cymbidium. Thanks in anticipation
Rob N