[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Reedstemmed orchids will, when they get big enough, be perpetually in bloom. But, the pattern is as follows: the growing stems will reach a height where they have enough growth to support flowers, and will then produce a flower spike at the top of the cane. So, a problem here is that if you give them low light, they will grow very tall before converting to blooming. If you give them VERY strong light, they will bloom on much shorter canes and therefore bloom sooner. Once they start a bloom head, that head can bloom for a very long time, and I have found that many will rebloom on the same spike after the first blooming is done, or gets accidentally broken off. Now, as your plant get thicker, it will have many canes, all maturing at different times, and therefore you will always have blooms.

Now, there is a caveat here. If the plant is not pure Epidendrum (hybrid is OK, but only with other Epis), but has some Cattleya in it, forget the continuous blooming. The plant will be very seasonal, just like all Cattleyas. This is probably why Cal Orchids decided to hybridize with only Epis, to avoid the disappointing seasonal quality of Epicatts.