When should I bring my Den inside?

[Singingirl96]

Hello, I have a dendrobium (Isle x SuperStar) that has been outside all summer long. I just gave me 5 blooms, but I know there are a LOT more to come around January/February. Last year it gave me at least 40 blooms.

Last summer I kept it indoors. but I was told that I should have it outside during the summer and I would have even more blooms.

So I did. It has been out there since May. The plant looks significantly healthier and the few blooms I just got are much larger than they were last year.

Right now where I live we're having highs in the high 60's and lows in the low 50's. When should I bring it indoors?

I know I'm supposed to stop watering it, but if it rains, it'll get watered because there is no covering in my back yard.

Any help is much appreciated.

[Ray]

It's like that your plants is Den (Ise x Super Star) = Den. Super Ise. (There is no registered hybrid, Den. Isle.)

I suggest letting it get no colder than the mid-50°s.

It has a quite a bit of Dendrobium nobile in its background, so does need a rest, but the key is a rest from nutrition (particularly nitrogen), not water, per se.

It's a beauty, by the way, and I'm not a fan of dens!