Which orchids in YOUR collection get a winter rest?

[StephanJoe]

Dendrobium anosmum
Barkeria spectabilis are orchids which need a winter rest from my orchid collection.

[jdw]

Interesting lists, but I take a different approach. If the plant is from a monsoonal area, then it will have evolved with the wet hot summers and dry bright winters. Lots of stuff from SE Asia / Hymilayas, etc. do this. Also Cymbidium canaliculatum and it's hybrids definately need a winter rest.

Cheers

[Reenie]

I have a Dendrobium Super Ise 'White Center' x Dendrobium Ise 'Colorful' that should bloom mid-winter. Here's the link from Carter and Holmes detailing the care needed. So I guess this one doesn't need a rest?

Dendrobium Nobile Hybrids Orchid Care - Carter and Holmes Orchids Culture

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by Reenie

I have a Dendrobium Super Ise 'White Center' x Dendrobium Ise 'Colorful' that should bloom mid-winter. Here's the link from Carter and Holmes detailing the care needed. So I guess this one doesn't need a rest?

Dendrobium Nobile Hybrids Orchid Care - Carter and Holmes Orchids Culture

Mine got confused this year and it bloomed in July. I have a hard time with this one. Keeping it cool and bright during the winter and letting it dry between watering seems to be what works best, but I don't get regular, full blooming.

[Reenie]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Mine got confused this year and it bloomed in July. I have a hard time with this one. Keeping it cool and bright during the winter and letting it dry between watering seems to be what works best, but I don't get regular, full blooming.

LOL. Thank you for sharing your experience with this orchid. I can't wait to see it bloom

[Orchid Whisperer]

My Coelogyne cristata will get a rest, it will probably stay outdoors longer than my others to get a cool-down (maybe initiate spikes??) Also cut back the fertilizer & keep a bit drier, too, meaning I will let nature do the watering unless it is close to dry.

[denvervet]

I have a question, I have the den aggeratum and I live in a very arid, dry area of the US, Denver. Do you think I should water mine a bit during the rest? Is a cool window helpful? How much sun?

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by denvervet

I have a question, I have the den aggeratum and I live in a very arid, dry area of the US, Denver. Do you think I should water mine a bit during the rest? Is a cool window helpful? How much sun?

I don't grow this one, but generally "winter rest" doesn't mean no water, but greatly reduced water and no fert.

Hopefully others can advise more specifically - you may want to start a new thread. Good luck

[kwarren]

I have several that I give a definite winter rest though some do not need a full 3 months. I let them go bone dry but I still mist them occasionally. The are:
Dendrobium aggregatum (keep cooler)
Dendrobium nobile (keep cooler)
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis (deciduous varieties. I water once a month in winter)
Oncidium splendidum (let go bone dry between waterings in winter)

[Talila6]

hello.
i have a nice sedirea japonica that i purchased in spike. i have repotted it in a japanese pot and in moss. it did well during the summer and grew many leaves and many new roots. i was under the impression that it needed a winter rest in colder temperature. i placed mine under lights in the basement that is about 60 degrees f. i have not watered it for two or three weeks now. The leaves are still nice and green and stiff. the roots have gone white and the moss is dry. once in a while i spray it very lightly as it is near some other plants that i spray regularly. Should i water this plant? i dont want to lose this plant by neglect. it would not be hard to move it to a warmer spot and water it. how long should it be dry?