Greetings -
I face the same dilemma every year: when fall and
winter-blooming cycnoches, catasetum, etc. have lost
most/all of their foliage, and are beginning to send
out an inflorescence - I'm always uncertain whether to
water normally or stop (or something in between). I
think I've tried both; it seems like sometimes the
inflorescence grows normally, sometimes it shrivels
up.
Some of the growers who bloom these spectacular
rascals every year - what is your verdict on this?
Common sense says no leaves=no water...but it also
says buds+water = flowers.
And how about fertilizer? I am in the deep south, USA,
if it makes a difference.
When they bloom, it *is* always a real thrill.
Regards - Nancy
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"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome."
--------Isaac Asimov
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