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Originally Posted by smweaver
The flowers on your plant are quite handsome, Bud (sorry, thought I mentioned that in my first post, but when I went back to re-read it I noticed that I just mentioned the part about it being available at Hausermann's).
This is actually a hardier species than one might assume (being native to tropical Panama). I give it a dryish winter rest, lots of sun during the winter, and the night temps regularly drop down to the high 40s/low 50s in my growing area without the plant displaying any problems. It flowers every summer, but I need to figure out some way to keep the blooms from becoming blemished; they last a long time and are wonderfully fragrant, but they also develop unsightly black spots after being open for a few days. I'm assuming it's from the high summer humidity, so maybe I'll just bring it indoors next summer and stick it under a ceiling fan while it's in bloom.
Congratulations on your flowers, Bud--and to everyone else who's gotten one of these beauties recently.
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THANK YOU!!!!
I always put my spiking orchids indoors to avoid bug sucking on it or any change in humidity that will blast or brown the petals. My electric humidifier with an oscillating fan is enough to sustain the buds to open nicely.
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Originally Posted by Roly0217
Congrats on the Peristeria bloom. You mentioned that it needs partial winter rest yet I've got mine at this time of the year producing 3 new growths. Mine is either running ahead or behind but I'm just happy that it's growing. 
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Thank You, Rolando!
You have a happy healthy plant and it is giving you new growths....as soon as the bulb matures you will get a spike late summer.
Start your winter rest on the 22 of December and by Valentines day end the winter rest and start water and fertilizer on this plant. If you are watering this every week then just water it every other week on the 22nd....hold the fertilizer until feb. 14th
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