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Originally Posted by estación seca
Only the Phals would really benefit from heat mats. Many other orchids wouldn't need them. I don't recall what you grow.
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Thats good to know. I have both oncidiums and phals but more of oncidiums than phals. So probably I can think of investing in a heating pad for the few phals I have. Also I have few oncidium/cattleya/vanda seedlings on one of the window sills. Do you think they would need heating mats as well?
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Originally Posted by Dimples
So long as your watering keeps up with the faster drying from the heating vent being on, they’d probably prefer warmer temperatures even if it fluctuated more than it does now. This time of year my phals get daily swings in the 70-80F because I open and close the doors during the day to control the temperature. We also have Santa Ana conditions right now so outside humidity is 8-17% during the day. A few times a day we open up, let the house cool down for 20-30 minutes, then close up and turn on the humidifier. The phals don’t notice.
But, heat mats would be a very easy way to boost the temperature for your phals. I have a couple and use them in January-March.
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Yes Dimples I'm watering every 2-3 days or when media is dry. 3-4 of my other phals on the window sill have developed similar reddish leaf color. So its pretty obvious it must be the cold. I've moved them out from the window sill. I'm going to open up the heating vent now that I've moved the phals away from window sill. Hopefully this should help atleast until I get heat mats.
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Originally Posted by rbarata
And I'm almost sure the blooms are purple or of a similar color.
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rbarata the blooms are white colored and not purple so I dont think its a natural pigment.
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