Why on earth do people water their phals with ice cubes?

[bil]

Originally Posted by Bulbopedilum

I've heard another orchid myth: "Never move orchids, they take forever to adapt to slight changes". Surely it's okay to move my paph and oncidium to a better location a couple metres away?

Yeah, of course you can move them, but the HUGE danger in moving is to risk putting them in a brighter spot where they get too much sun, or forgetting that in the new position, what is fine in the am turns into death valley as the sun moves round.

Moving great distances anecdotally can cause problems , but short distances no, as long as you remember where the sun tracks.