Orchids for the crotches of my trees?

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Maryanne

Folks:
I tried again to post Roberta's orchid central page, but this forum still does not let me do any such thing.
Anyway, I grow a number of orchids that thrive in the winter temps in my tiny attached greenhouse. The best is Laelia anceps and other Mexican Laelias. There are quite a few other species, like Neofinitia and Zygos, and hybrids too, but I'm always on the lookout for more suggestions for the toughest orchids - tolerating cold temps, and not the best of humidity factors.

Any suggestions welcome!
Happy growing~
Maryanne in frigid, sleeting, Western Mass.

I found the website just fine... that certainly is an extensive list but I can spot a few problems right off...
Even though I'm 10 minutes from the ocean, our weather isn't nearly the same.
I can guarantee her specific micro climate stays about 20 degrees warmer in winter and around 15 degrees cooler in summer.

I also get about two times as much rain as the coastal regions.
Our winds are much stronger and the sun much more intense. We also have far less humidity in fall and winter..
That being said it did give me the faith and motivation to just try whatever strikes my fancy lol..



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[DavidCampen]

Originally Posted by Maryanne

Folks:
I tried again to post Roberta's orchid central page, but this forum still does not let me do any such thing.
Anyway, I grow a number of orchids that thrive in the winter temps in my tiny attached greenhouse. The best is Laelia anceps and other Mexican Laelias. There are quite a few other species, like Neofinitia and Zygos, and hybrids too, but I'm always on the lookout for more suggestions for the toughest orchids - tolerating cold temps, and not the best of humidity factors.

Any suggestions welcome!
Happy growing~
Maryanne in frigid, sleeting, Western Mass.

I think that you just need to make a couple more posts. I believe that to limit advertising spam this board disallows posting photos and links until after you have made a small number of posts.