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  1. January 28th, 2014, 04:21 PM #1
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    Default Psychopsis - how to initiate spike?

    Hello everyone!

    I purchased a Psychopsis mendenhall in November. It has 4 large pseudobulbs and 1 tiny pb each with a single leaf okay. One of these is really large and mature. The orchid shop I bought it from said that it is mature enough to start to initiate flower spikes. I just wondered if anyone has any ideas on how to help initiate a spike. I've got good temperature change 64F night to 74F day. I try to keep my humidity around/above 50%. I do have fertilizer (including bloom booster). Should I just wait and see or is there anything more I can do? Ideas much appreciated.
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