dendrobium kingianum

[camille1585]

Leaving it out until november was exceptional, because usually it freezes at night much sooner than that (mid october). We had a very warm fall last year, which is why the winter resting dens and the cyms stayed out that long.

[Izzie]

Some friends of mine here in CO have had success with putting theirs out in their garage at night, if it is one that is insulated enough to keep from freezing. (mine is bare bones, and does great)

[Call_Me_Bob]

i dont have a garage, but thanks

thanks camile!! that helps alot

[WhiteRabbit]

Mature kingis (not your babies) can take short periods (like a couple/few hours over night) near freezing temps .
I'm not sure how low you want to expose the babies to tho.

[Call_Me_Bob]

ill just bring them in at 45 then

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

They're not hard to bloom. They bloom when you give them a dry rest period during the cooler months.

They're also lithophytes that grow on granite or sandstone.

They can take it down to 36 F.

Bright indirect light prompts them bloom as well.

Yours won't bloom any time soon. It'll take a few years for yours to become blooming sized. If anything you'll end up with a gigantic mass of plants.

They're ridiculously easy to grow here in Southern California.

These originate from Australia.

Common name: Pink Rock Orchid.

[Call_Me_Bob]

thanks! but i thought i shouldnt let them get down that low until they are bigger

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by help

thanks! but i thought i shouldnt let them get down that low until they are bigger

I think Philip was just giving you basic kingianum culture - they are quite hardy - but I wouldn't subject the babies to that low temp. I don't expect they will be large enough to bloom next year, so wouldn't worry too much about the cool period anyway at this point

[Call_Me_Bob]

okay, thats what i thought. thank you philip and rosie and everyone else!

[cneos]

kingianum can tolerate short periods of low temps - this helps to induce flowering; see Wilford Neptune article on dendrobium kingianum cutlure on many oublic websites.