Best orchids for west facing windows? (Northern hemisphere)

[Roberta]

Thanks!

[lobotomizedgoat]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Great view! Before you draw any conclusions about light coming in the windows, you need to be vigilant at least until summer. Remember, the sun direction moves. We're still 6-7 weeks until the equinox, and the sun will continue to shift toward the north until the solstice, and also move higher in the sky for longer...

We have a NE facing apartment at a similar latitude and it's quite a difference. Plants on my in-set balcony get no direct sun near the winter solstice. Six months later they get direct sun from sunrise until ~11:00 am and it heats up to 10° above the daily high from the local weather station by 10:00 am.

If you're in a new place suncalc.org might be a useful tool.

[MateoinLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by lobotomizedgoat

We have a NE facing apartment at a similar latitude and it's quite a difference. Plants on my in-set balcony get no direct sun near the winter solstice. Six months later they get direct sun from sunrise until ~11:00 am and it heats up to 10° above the daily high from the local weather station by 10:00 am.

If you're in a new place suncalc.org might be a useful tool.

Woah. That's so helpful. Thank you!

Makes me think it might be a good spot for Catasetum.