Moving plants in bloom...

[lotis146]

So I figure this is as good a place as any to ask this, though it was the droopy paph thread that brought me back to this question I've wondered before.

For all of you wise old (defined not by age but years growing) orchid enthusiasts out there, how problematic is it, or not, generally to move Orchids once in bloom so you can see them (assuming their current location is one you don't see a lot)?

I've been especially wondering this since I put a large group of my chids outside (and plan to move them out back when that's more prepared) and as I noted elsewhere I have a Paph & Miltonia in spike (the Paph is double!). Plus my Pres. Fred has been out with the group since its second bloom opened, my Phrag. as well. I've heard others say that there's a risk of blast if I were to say bring the Miltonia in when it blooms. Is there a way to minimize this risk?

Thinking back to my Paph. 'Hawaiian Illusion' when it was in bloom I had it on a floor level shelf on a plant stand because the top level got direct light and I was sort of quarantining it as it was new. Then I moved it to top top shelf at an east window that gets a fair amount of light, in fact I've got mini catts & have had Phals there for a while. But when I moved Hawaiian Illusion there its bloom took a turn for the worse, then again I noticed one rusty spot on it before I even moved it.

Of course too I think about all of us who get or receive plants in bloom from somewhere and take them home, obviously that is a relocation. So from all your years, what have you noticed most often when moving plants around to enjoy the blooms?

Thanks!