Getting Phrags to bloom!

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My picture: My crazy Phrag. 11 pups last year and 14 as of today they keep growing from the original plant. Some have some leaf tip burn because I used plain tap water at first, but then they started to have no leaf tip burn after I started RO water only. The growths that are burned will still provide flowers in time. This is Phrag. QF Leina'ala/ Conchiferum ‘Kay’ × Phrag. Incan Treasure. They are under a grow light but will go outside when it gets warm.

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If you're growing that far north your winter days may be too dark and short. Even in a window plants don't get much light during cloudy spells. Consider supplemental lighting in winter to extend daylength to 10-12 hours.

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Originally Posted by estación seca

Even in a window plants don't get much light during cloudy spells. Consider supplemental lighting in winter to extend daylength to 10-12 hours.

I totally agree. When I had orchids before this, I just used regular room lighting at first and did not get a lot of growth, and lost a lot of my plants. I got cheap grow lights, and I tried putting them outside, but they really started to grow and flower when I got good LED grow lights (the kind used for inside cannabis growing) with a "vegetation" and "flower" setting. Now I still have them near the window (for some natural lighting) but I have the grow light on as well.