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Old 12-16-2016, 06:42 PM
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For last 2 years its just producing leaves but never bloomed. If anyone know if it need cold shock to bloom, so I can try to put in cold this time to get bloom
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Old 12-16-2016, 06:55 PM
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Looks like a cymbidium.
Are you growing it indoors?
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Old 12-16-2016, 06:59 PM
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Yes, I put it on heat mat for morning ( temp 85-90) night temp goes down to 61-65

do you think it need more lower temp to bloom?
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Cymbidiums need those cool autumn nights to bloom.
I don't know where you live...which temps do you get outside in winter?
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I am new England today it was -12F

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How cool do you think it should need?
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Old 12-16-2016, 07:26 PM
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I am new England today it was -12F
Well, that's too cold...

If you have a room with temps between 40 and 50 F it will be more than enough. Basically, to initiate spikes it needs a difference in temperature of 20 degrees between day and night, in the autumn.
If you can't get it in the same room, your pot seems to be not so big...you could move it from one room to the other.
It's not the most practical way but that's one way.
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It's not a Cymbidium. I would guess something in the Oncidium group. Do you have any photos of how the flowers looked, and what kind/size the flower spike was? Do you remember flower color?
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It's never bloomed, so wanted find how can I induced the bloom here in New England
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How about posting more photos showing the base of the plant? It looks as though the older leaves are attached to a fairly large pseudobulb, but it's hard to tell from the one photo. Where did you get the plant? Does the previous owner remember anything about it?
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I agree that it looks like it's in the Oncidium group. (A pseudobulb with the roots growing out, a flattened pseudobulb that is visible, and the leaf form are all characteristic) The leaves look pretty dark green - it is probably not getting enough light. For most orchids, more of a yellow-green is desirable. In the short dark days of winter, it's going to be a challenge to get it sufficient light - a fluorescent or LED lamp about a foot from the plant 12 hours a day may help. I don't think it particularly needs the extra warmth of the heat mat, interior temperatures are probably fine. The other factor that may help blooming is a day-night temperature differential. If you turn down the heat at night, that may be enough of a difference between day and night. Very even temps around the clock are probably not desirable for blooming but the range does not need to be large. Just a bit of a chill at night should be fine, even helpful.

In spring, when nights are consistently above 50 deg F., it will probably benefit from being outside - bright shade or dappled sun would be ideal, the lengthening days will provide the light that will improve the odds of blooming.

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