moisture loving minis

[shakkai]

Phrag pearcei - IOSPE PHOTOS - would be temp tolerant. There are also some species Masdevallia that are temp tolerant, from low altitude ranges in the wild:
M. anfracta - IOSPE PHOTOS (this says they are cool to cold growing but then give the altitude starting at 800 m, which is anything but cool or cold)
M. lata - IOSPE PHOTOS
M. norae - IOSPE PHOTOS
M. tonduzii - IOSPE PHOTOS

Although they enjoy warm days, they would probably still like a significant drop in temp over night.

Before you said the temperatures were warm, I was going to suggest Telipogon (see: http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/telibutcheri.jpg) as they are some of the smallest, and are one of the wettest growing orchids I know of. If you could keep the daytime temps in the 70s they would thrive in the conditions you describe with water constantly running around their roots.

Let us know what you end up picking!

[Ross]

Originally Posted by unhappykat

Are there any reccomendations for snything mini and temperature tolerant, I can do the 84 during the winter but summer is evil here and I dont think I could keep it under 90 in the poor thing. Any warm growers in the mini category.

The Drac lotax will take very warm temps (like high 80s to low 90s) it just won't bloom. Perhaps a small DC fan blowing directly on it would help a bit?

[David Morris]

In General there are quite a few Pleurothallids that would work. Some of the smaller wetter Acronias, Miniature pleurothallids such as Platystele, and some warmer growing Lepanthes perhaps. You will have to experiment a bit I am afraid, but there are no Orchid exports who haven't killed orchids