Trick with Grammatophylum scriptum

Jun 26, 2007 0 Replies

Hi all, I guess most of you who grow Gram. scriptum know that it usually blooms in June or shortly before or after. BUT that is only if it is not allowed to go below 60* or so {it must be kept warm}. I do shows in Florida which start in Aug and run through Mother's Day in early May-- so I don't want it to bloom in summer when there are no shows. I decided to try letting it go down below 40* to see what would happen. BINGO-- it blooms later ---- AUG. to NOV. I have a lot of them & naturally, they don't all bloom at once {also a plus} and as some of you know, they don't always bloom annually-- some bloom every two years & even beyond. The good news on them is: they grow many new growths in the interim & thus become very large plants & prolific bloomers 4-5-6 &more spikes with age. This is fairly easy to do-- a caveman can do it-- OOOOPS-- didn't know you guys were still around. Good growing, Bill


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