Winter rest for mounted orchids

[Shadeflower]

glad you mention it roberta. Those are ones I don't think you'd ever catch me growing.

I have a beautiful Normanbyense I will try to show soon. I think you will like that one

[Roberta]

Looking forward to it. There's a cute little hybrid between Den normanbyense and Den aberrans, Den Micro Chip. (I have that one) Then Microchip was bred back to Den aberrans to make Den Nano Chip, which I don't have but suspect is smaller. A great H&R breeding line to make plants with lots of flowers, relatively rapid growth, and don't take up a lot of space.

Do consider Den glomeratum (syn. sulawesiense) - I get away with growing it relatively cool, but it it really would prefer warmer. And another great one is Den. bracteosum (or the smaller version Den tanii which isn't recognized as a separate species) or cross of the two. Lots of flowers, blooms multiple times a year, and they last for months. Also a relatively warm grower. Deciduous but no needed rest as far as I can tell.

[mvmgems]

Just to jump back into aggregatum, since I’m still not sure what to do with mine other than record what I try and the results (and try something else next year if it doesn’t work).

I have mature potted one purchased this summer, which finished two new growths last month. It still has active green root tips, so I’ve been watering it with a soak every 1.5-2 weeks but stopped fertilizing around August. The new psb are slightly shriveled with this watering regime. It lives indoors at a south-east window in the South Bay Area, temps 65-85F almost year round, humidity around 35-60%. It has a mild infestation of spider mites so I inspect every week with a loupe and pick them off with an alcohol swab.

Is there anything else obvious I should try for a chance of blooms in spring, or is this a good a shot as any?