I'm trying to get some of the Paphs I've recently purchased to bloom and figured they might want a temperature drop like Phals do to initiate some spikes. Is this correct thinking on my behalf?
If so, do they want a temperature drop for approximately six week like I've read here on OB somewhere that Phals want?
I've only chosen the ones that I consider being blooming sized, so none of my babies will be put through this, and only the ones that love a bit of lower temperatures that might be hard to achieve in a flat. To ensure this temperature drop I've put some of them outside on my balcony since the Swedish summer nights are not particularly warm (and the temperatures in general are low at the moment), and I thought to move them inside during the warmer days since my living room is my "cold" room at the moment, thus making sure they don't suffer too big a temperature fluctuation.
The ones I have outside right now are: Paph. gratrixianum, Paph. villosum, Paph. helenae, Paph. venustum, Paph. appletonianum, Paph. hainanense, and Paph. wardii. If
any of these do not like temperatures down to 12*C, please let me know so they can go inside again!
So, is this a good idea or a bad one, or should I wait until autumn to do this since I don't know how long these low temperatures will last? I know that if it's okay for me to do this, they'll have a bit of weird flowering cycle as compared to the rest, but I think I could live with that.
Initiate Paph blooms?
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