Hi,
I have a blc/pot cross which I got as a seedling, which has finally
reached blooming size. The last 2 shoots to mature, had something in
the centre that looked like it was going to develop into a spike, but
before it got to be more than a little knob, it stopped growing &
turned brown at the tip. They looked dried out but I did not change
the watering, and had read somewhere that you should actually cut back
on watering when the shoot matures, & move it to a cooler place -- but
if it's drying out with normal watering that doesn't sound like a good
idea. It lives on a south windowsill with a sheer curtain.
Also I have a beallara which was supposed to be blooming size
according to the vendor, but didn't bloom on the last shoot. It's now
growing another.
And, for that matter, I just remembered the ascocentrum which bloomed
2 years ago & has not done so again. Nothing has changed in its
growing conditions. Same place, same watering habits.
I do have orchid fertilizer which is supposed to encourage blooming.
Is there something more I should be doing with these, to coax them to
bloom?
Suggestions appreciated; thanks

Alison