first orchid show this weekend--advice??

[Rowangreen]

Re the kingianum: I'm not saying freezing it is a good idea. Since I live in a flat with no private outside space the options are inside where it never gets really cold or outside on the public access balcony. It was inside but showing no signs of flowering (and there were a load in flower at a recent society meeting...) so I decided to risk it outside for a few weeks. I've read they can take down to zero C or even slightly under, but that's at a stretch. Mine has lost some pulbs out there but it's got loads and I'm willing to risk it a bit to get it in flower!

Re my comments about ones with clone names being easier to flower: apparently wild type species plants can be difficult to get into flower without being chilled: they tend to produce keikis instead. However ones that have been line bred in cultivation for generations may flower freely without chilling. Hence generally if it's got a clone name it may well be easier to flower than one that's just 'a kingianum'. Both are species plants.