Bifrenaria vitellina/ aerofulva not growing
So the info first:
I got this orchid in April 2019.
It was tagged as Stenocoryne vitellina, but judging from the flowers it`s most likely Bif. aerofulva. It seems there`s a bit of confusion between the two on the internet, but I can tell the flowers are different.
It already had a pbulb that was being developed back when I got it. Once that was done, then it proceeded to produce flowers and bloom... like 7 times. It makes 3-5 to 7 flowers each time. You can tell from all the old spikes. It bloomed all throughout summer up until autumn last year, and this year two times in spring and once now in winter.
The problem and the question:
The problem is that it hasn`t done much in terms of growing. I`m sure it grew roots as I found some new ones poking out from the bottom drainage hole, but no new pbulbs except the one from right after I got it. I`d prefer it grew and developed more rather than flower.
It`s potted in pure bark chips. It received the same treatment as all my other orchids in terms of watering and fertilizing - meaning nothing out of the ordinary. I only repotted it right after I got it and it`s been in the same pot since then. It has also been in the same place since then too. It`s sitting next to my cattleya, so in my climate it gets the brightest light I can give it during summer (direct sun in morning and then bright shade - sun gets too high or its too cloudy) and full sun all around the day from december until february. Humidity is above 60% all year round. Temperatures are around 10-18C in winter and up to 35C in summer
So does anyone have any idea about what I should do to make it grow another pbulb? I was thinking that maybe I should repot it this spring and add some sphag moss to the mix - maybe the medium it`s in now gets too dry too fast? And also I was thinking of moving it in lower light. Maybe that will do the trick. What do you guys think?
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