Aerangis brachycarpa

Love it. Couldn't convince my two plants to produce flowers yet.

When you say that it makes you nervous to break dormancy, I read that you do increase watering although there is no sing of growth? Just after a certain amount of time? Do you also induce dormancy by decreasing water supply? I always try to wait until there are sings from the plants. Works for some, however, for others I am still waiting for them to stop growing for years...

 

Nice blooming!!

Don't worry Leo, it is not the good season in Europe for this species, it usually bloom in november/december!!
Give yours low t° during night, a little rest and it will bloom for sure!!

 

Gilles, patience has never been one of my major skills

What do you mean by low temp? My plants get no more than 14°C at night these days... and for the dry rest: as I said, they just seem to be reluctant to rest and keep growing roots or leafs. Would you stop watering?

 

From october to March, I give mine only one watering per week and a "soft" watering.
During winter, I give it 11-12° during nights.

 

A full watering once per two or three weeks, it depends of the t° in my greenhouse, but once per week I give it at least a little moisture.

 

Gilles, did I get this right? You are reducing watering in fall no matter what? So the plants react to this with dormacy, as one would expect them to do in nature?

 

Not really dormacy because some monts (weeks) later, it blooms....
In fact I think that the lower t°, and less water, cause flowering