Cameron, I work at Lowe's and have had some success with the Phals. and Dtps. that they sell....I will tell you though that if your plants are in a tightly packed sphagnum moss you probably should only water them
once a month or so. If they are in a bark mix then once a week or so.I used to just hold the plant under the faucet and let the water run through the potting mix . . making sure that when you are finished watering there's no water sitting in the crown of the leaves as that might rot the whole plant. I generally immediately repot my plants to get them out of the moss, and sometimes I loose one or two in the process. I used to find them incredibly easy to grow when I only had a few and kept them on the window sill. Now that I have a greenhouse and lots of plants , I am finding them harder to grow. So go figure! They typically send out their flower spikes in December- February and because yours probably were forced to bloom out of that time period it may take them a year to settle back. Mine got the same sort of light that African Violets prefer, if you have more sun available then you can grow different varieties.. and I think the Cattleya group is my favorite. There are lots that are fragrant and many that bloom on each new growth, which for me, is 2 or 3 times a year. Good luck and happy growing!
