| blooms in winter
As we have just passed the Solstice, I have 3 orchids in bloom right now, a denobrium (a den-phal i think) and a cattelya which are in spike. it seemed odd to me that they would bloom so close to the days with the least sunlight, especially as at this latitude in wisconsin, the days are quite short right now. I was expecting spikes as the days grow longer in spring, and i wonder if the low light levels effected blooming time? or is it simply that mature leaves and canes tend to produce spikes no matter what time of year?
-colin |