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Originally Posted by Manu
4 shilleriana, 12 cornu cervi... You have a greenhouse or you do this at home? I so don't have the space for duplicates lol
It used to get the same light level as my amabilis variegated, but I recently decided to give it much more light as anyway I don't think I could burn this plant under lights...
So let me ask you, the blooming season is irregular for you or always around the same period? Does it benefit from cold nights? Dry spell in winter? Anything special you do to initiate blooming?
Since mine is mounted, it dries quickly and gets daily waterings with very low but constant fertilizing...which is the same treatment everyone gets except a few exceptions such as my few (2) Dracula's.
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Some are on my kitchen windowsill, the rest under lights. I have a large number of equestri as well.
In my experience, cornu-cervi goes almost dormant in the winter, and usually start budding in May or June. As a Spring bloomer I'm sure the plant is effected somewhat by cooler nights through the Winter but I don't ever give mine a dry spell - those I have mounted are watered 1-2 times each day while those in post are watered as soon as they dry. I do absolutely nothing to initiate blooming, and, frankly, think that the "cool spell" theory for Phals is nonsense. Phals bloom when they darn well feel like it. If you're hitting it every day with even a mild amount of fertilizer then I'd suggest using water at least 5 of the 7 days of the week, and don't be at all shy about how much you use. A mounted plant can't be overwatered.
And, by the way, depending upon the type of light you use, you can indeed give Phals too much light. I use T5s, and they could easily burn a cornu-cervi to ashes.
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