Assessing Bloom-less Lot
I have ~ 25 G/H orchids, mostly Cattleya family but hybrids from Catasetnae, Odontoglossum, Cymbidium, Miltonia, Brassia, and Vanda and Dendrobium plants. Several indoor Phaelenopsis too. Other than initial blooms from "in spike" plants, nothing has bloomed in one year except the indoor Phaelenopsis which faithfully do so year after year. Still these orchids chug along with roots, and new leaves. So I need a strategy that I can apply to this diverse group for fine tuning. I have had good ideas from Orchid Board on case by case basis. My theory of try lots and see what sticks apparently didn't work as far as blooming these plants goes. I see people with flowering plants apparently in basements that look stunning. Here is my partial list of plants:
Cattleya Family:
Lc Bonanza Queen
Blc. Jane Helton x Blc Toshie Aoki Pizazz
Blc. Chia Lin “Shinsu #1”
Blc. Chyong Guu Chaffich “Dixies’s Joy
Blc Malworth x C. Mrs. Mahler
Blc King of Taiwan
Leoapard X Robert Strait
Slc seagull’s mini cat heaven
C. Bactia grape wax
Cymbidium Family:
Cymbidiella rhodochila
Catasetinae (Cycnoches, Catasetums, Mormodes, Clowesia)
Morm. Exotic Treat x Cyc. (barthiorum x cooperi)
Odontoglossum
Mystery Hybrid
Eplc (epidendrum laeliocattleya)
Eplc Mae Bly
Miltonia/Miltoniopsis
Mtssa. Charles M. Fitch “Izumi”
Dgmra Winter Wonderland White Fairy
Brassia
Alcra. (Aliceara) Pacific Nova “Butter Buds”
Vanda
V. Robert’s Delight “ink blue”
Ascda. Christine Ang x V. denisoniana
Ascda. (Fuchs Delight x John DeBiase)
V. Tokyo Blue x V. Kasem’s Delight
Oncidium
Onc. Mimentison
Colmanara Jungle Cat “Burma Ruby” (Colmanara Jungle Everglades)
Dendrobium
d. Fleckerii.
Can you suggest where I might focus my efforts to optimize blooms, i.e. are there any "no brainers" in the bunch? Thanks.
Jon
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