phals, artificial light vs professional growers

[orchidsamore]

The real difference with commercial growers is that you only see our good plants.

It is just as common for use to have plants not flower one year while the others on the bench flower fine. Some have a few flowers some are spectacular. A great one this year may be poor next year. One that I wanted to throw in the burn pile is the best plant the next year.

It is all a part of nature.

The temperature is not an issue. You are probably confusing it with the fact that commercial growers heat the Phals in Winter and cool them in summer to get summer flowers. This is only for commercial purposes to expand the selling season and not really the best for the plants.