What actual temperatures do the “orchid ranges” correlate to? - Orchid Board

DirtyCoconuts · #1 03-09-2021, 09:37 PM

I am having a bit of trouble finding a source for the temperatures that correspond to: cool, intermediate cool, intermediate, intermediate warm, and warm

Are they generally subjective to the author or is there a reference to the actual F or C temperatures?

I ask because I want to find some plants that fit certain conditions and it is a crap shoot sometimes

While I’m asking, anyone know of any nice minis that like 74* and 94% humidity?

Thanks

Leafmite · #2 03-09-2021, 10:13 PM

Andy's Orchids has this:

Andy's Orchids - Species Specialist - Tips and technics to help your growing needs

Ray · #3 03-09-2021, 10:27 PM

Just a “gut feel” on my part:

While the range can be a bit flexible for each category, the low ends tend to be the more important aspect.

If you get access to the Bakers info, it contains observed conditions data.

estación seca · #4 03-09-2021, 11:20 PM

Many of the Baker temperatures are calculated, not observed.

rbarata · #5 03-10-2021, 03:30 AM

At IOSPE, first page, you have that correlation considering night temps (as Ray mentioned, about min. temps).

SouthPark · #6 03-10-2021, 04:21 AM

I think that we could create our own map - on OrchidBoard that is - such as orchids of a certain name - grex, or species etc ....... in a particular list - could be satisfactorily grown between approximately temperature X and Y ----- give and take a bit. Same with lighting level etc .... and humidity. A good point brought up by DC though. Low, medium, high can have some fuzzy areas hehehe. As in the boundaries.

DirtyCoconuts · #7 03-10-2021, 07:38 AM

Thanks all

I have to look at a few places and then I’ll just use the average lol

estación seca · #8 03-10-2021, 09:15 AM

I often pay attention only to what I want to see lol.

Roberta · #9 03-10-2021, 11:07 AM

I use those "hints" as a broad guess, taking context into account. I can suss out fairly decent info from Andy's designations because I know what his growing conditions are. When I get plants from other sources, if they say "cool" I ask "how cool?" to try to find out out what conditions they have. And since I'm mostly into species, I do also look at the elevation and other geographical data, using the Baker sheets as a shortcut. I'm mostly concerned with what is the minimum low, since I take all the info and turn it into a binary decision - back yard or greenhouse. But "cool" does have some subtleties too ... with cool nights, many of not most can tolerate warm days.