Chris wrote
Early this year I bought a very nice Cymbidium orchid from a local
plant store, very nice it was indeed with lots of leaves and two very
impressive flower spikes which lasted for weeks.

Eventually they faded and I placed the plant outside away from direct
sunlight in the back garden where it sat adding some greenery in my
border very happily for some months.

A coupe of weeks ago the really cold weather came calling so I brought
it back indoors.

I have notived a small spike forming (about 4" so far) an wondered if
its too ealry to be a flower spike.

Can anyone give me some advie on how best to get them flowering?

Yes, the cold (but not frosty) nights are actually needed to initiate the
production of flower spikes, non flowering is usually because the plants are
kept to warm in the autumn, or brought in too soon.
If your spike is round then it is probably a flower spike, leaf spikes tend
to be flatter.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London