Hi Harvey - Like many people in south Louisiana, I look lustfully at photos of Disa, Dracula, Miltonia, etc. I have never seen these in reality, only in photos... On the positive side, we can grow most things outside most of the time. I know of several people here who artificially chill their Cymbidiums to stimulate blooming (when we get some of those freakish January weeks of 75F temps, the spikes often mutate into foliage). What they do, in essence, is place the pots in a styrofoam cooler (cheap at walmart), and refill around the pot with ice once or twice a day. Only necessary for about 2 weeks. Some may say it is worth it. More problematic is keeping even intermediate-growing orchids alive in a climate with temps over 80F for 9-10 months of the year. It is 82F right now, and barely noon. They can take years to fully lose the will to live, and the decline is soooo long and soooo heartwrenching - darn them! Regards - Nancy
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