What will happen in this situation...?
I have some Chinese Cyps that I planted in containers and put in the garage where they are unheated but safe from our winter weather. Here in South Carolina our winters are short and the temperature fluctuates, along with winter rain. My Cyps decided to break dormancy and are now growing full speed. I have had to move the pots inside over night when the low current temperature curve set in last week and the plants are trucking along.
I have macranthos, tibeticum, flavum, plectrochilium and a few others that have woke up early and are growing rapidly, now as house plants.
What will happen to these plants? What should I expect?

I hope those of you who know about these species can give me a hand, I grow the native slippers in my garden without any major trouble but these guys seem to get up and go at the first sign of warm weather. Her in SC the winter gives us days in the 70's and 30's and nights in the 20's and 50's. This year we were wearing shorts on christmas day and all through out October and November!

Thanks for the help,
Carl

Hi Carl I dont have any cyps but welcome to the website!

Hi Carl, the plants will grow and if they are large enough, bloom. Then at the end of the season, you should put them into dormancy and have them where it won't get too warm and make them come out of dormancy early. I am sure our cyp experts will be able to give you more details about this.

Welcome to the site! :welcome:

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Nick hit the nail on the head, you need to put them into full dormancy after they go down in the fall. Some North American species such as C. acaule and certain varieties of C. parviflorum can withstand considerable warming in winter and not break dormancy, but the species you mentioned all are from a continental mountain region that remains cold for six months or more with no warm spells. That translates as 40F or lower on a continuous basis. In your climate that means refrigeration.

At this point you just have to grow them and hope for the best.

Hi Carl! Welcome to the slipper orchid forum, glad you could join us!