First Den Nobile's - Looking for advice.

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Originally Posted by estación seca

The original poster will be growing them indoors in a frigid winter climate. Yamamoto Dendrobiums makes it clear the winter temperature drop is what is needed to induce flowering, and not water restriction. Yamamoto recommends watering through the winter, not leaving them dry.

My experience and that of others here is that if you keep them dry all winter you will kill them. All the leaves drop after a certain period of drying, then the stems shrivel, then the plant dies long before flowering season.

If you look at plants bought in flower, they have leaves on all their stems, including those more than one year old. This means the plants were never kept dry in winter by the commercial grower.

I read many claims that withholding water can substitute for cool temperatures. I believe this is completely incorrect; it will likely kill the plant. If you want to see them flower, follow the instructions from the people who bred these plants.

Mine do shrivel a bit. The winter rains, poor tho they are probably help, but they do go absolutely bone dry for long periods. They aren't the only ones that seem to like it. I have 4 on the punishment mount this year and so far two are starting to bloom.