king_of_orchid_growing, i'm with you on that! I don't think they will do well in deep shade and that's not what I have found. Mine does well in moderate to above average levels of light and average to slightly above average levels of humidity, somewhere around 65 to 70%. The RH does get higher most of the time but I compensate for that by turning up the fan and providing more ventilation. Because the roots are so fine, I noticed when I first got it, I accidentally misted it too much....you can just tell when the root tips are not happy :-) To grow successfully, it takes a lot of observation/possibly adjustments when you bring in a new plant. (gosh darn it, what the heck did I get on this for?? I certainly deviated away from my intention, LOL!)
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