Which could still be too cold. A spray of normal tap water is all you need.

"Jonno" wrote in message
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I meant in the water....

"Davo" wrote in message
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Depends on the crossing. Early cyms flower from April - May, later ones
can
be October - November.
Or anywhere in between. When they do flower, spikes can last 2 to 3
months,
given protection from the elements.
Bring them inside while they're in flower.
By keeping a range of early to late flowerers, you can have flowers for 6
months of the year.

Can't recommend using ice blocks - you don't want to freeze them, just
give
a sudden drop in temperature.
This initiates the flower spikes.

"Jonno" wrote in message
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I hope thats the problem. Where I live now weve got lots of light, and
they certainly got enough in Melbourne so that shouldna been a problem.
Chilly air in January, where can we get this in January.....
'Tasmnia perhaps. We'll try cold water with ice blocks this year. I dont
hold out much hope.
We will keep you posted here in the New season what ever happens.
When should they flower as a rule?


"Don Davies" wrote in message
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If cymbidiums won't flower, it's usually for one reason - not enough
light.
Give them more direct sun. And plenty of it. All day won't hurt them.
The leaves may look a bit burnt, but you don't want nice leaves, you
want flowers.
Feed them with a weak fertiliser - Yates Orchid Food is a good one -
about twice a month.

One trick commercial flower growers use is to spray cold water on them
in the evening for the last two weeks in January.
This duplicates the chill they get from cold air coming down onto them
from the Himalayas - where most of their ancestors come from.

Davo

" Dan" wrote in message
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"James McNangle" wrote in message
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"Jonno" wrote:

Put them in a morning sun position and see how they go next season.
Morning sun? I reckon I've tried midnight sun, midday sun evening
sun,
shaded, part shaded,
wet dry even repotted.
Even had witches fly over them at full moon.
I can see why theyre so rare. People eventually give up....
Fussy beggars....
Now whats the REAL secret.
No guesses allowed.....

Where do you live? It just might have something to do with the
problem ;-)

We used to keep them under the almond tree, where they got winter
sun, morning
sun in summer. My late wife used to repot them & feed them, and they
did very
well. But they haven't been repotted for 10 years, the possums have
killed the
almond, they don't get much water with the restrictions (we live in
Melb) and
they aren't doing too well.


James McNangle
Know damn all about orchids, but was told, no feed, minimum water, and
plenty of sun for two months before flowers due.
Cheers,
Dan