Forcing dormancy vs not forcing dormancy

[greenhouseFrog]

So recently, I’ve been discussing the topic of dormancy with a couple of different breeders growing in south FL and it struck me as odd that neither of them do anything to induce dormancy(not withholding water until all the leaves fall off)—it’s kind of been keeping me up at night considering I’d been drilling the dormancy preparations into my head since getting ahold of these things!

These folks are known and have bred awarded plants, so I cannot possibly discount their knowledge and experience, especially since we grow in such similar environments, but I just wanted your thoughts on this perceived dichotomy of dormancy-inducing growers and those that don’t! I understand that location plays a big part, but it’s getting cold outside!

Thanks in advance for your input! And edited to say if this is heresy, may it be moved to Advanced Discussion in the interest of the Catasetinae-growing public!