FULL SUN ORCHIDS

[Swamper]

Originally Posted by gixrj18

What do you have to lose? I even moved my ghost orchids out in full sun....they look great!

You did what???? how long have those ghosts been under full sun???

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by Swamper

You did what???? how long have those ghosts been under full sun???

Almost a week and a half, and they are looking greener and healthier every day!

[sparkle orchids]

Renanthera philippinensis will definitely live outdoors.

[unhappykat]

Im not too sure about the climate during the winter in florida but many of the Catasetum alliance, especially cycnoches, need very very bright sun inorder to produce the best possible growths. Im in california and my two, or three im not sure, grow with the cymbidiums who get sun from rise to eleven then two to setting time, sofar they love it. In florida Im sure the sun is more forgiving so these could probably be grown in a full sun area maybe even with warmth tolerant cymbidiums who can also tolerate full sun, look for Australian species and hybrids containing them.

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by unhappykat

Im not too sure about the climate during the winter in florida but many of the Catasetum alliance, especially cycnoches, need very very bright sun inorder to produce the best possible growths. Im in california and my two, or three im not sure, grow with the cymbidiums who get sun from rise to eleven then two to setting time, sofar they love it. In florida Im sure the sun is more forgiving so these could probably be grown in a full sun area maybe even with warmth tolerant cymbidiums who can also tolerate full sun, look for Australian species and hybrids containing them.

I beg to differ about the Florida forgiving sun. It's pretty hot, and pretty close to the equator.

[cb977]

Sorry unhappykat but...

Florida sun...unforgiving?



If you look at a world map, you'll see that we're be in line with all or most of the desert nations of the world
The only reason we're not a desert is that we're surrounded by water...and even that doesn't help much for most of the year.

[isurus79]

I wasnt gonna say anything but I was kinda wondering about the Florida sun being more forgiving than the California sun. The closer you are to the equator, the more intense those rays get! Trust me, moving from Arizona to Hawaii taught me a thing or two about particular topic!!

[cb977]

You can always tell when somebody is visiting from out of state...they're much more RED than anybody else. The sun is very very strong here.

[unhappykat]

I dont know too much about florida but being surrounded by water would mean more breezes as well as higher humidity, and rain during the summer months giving a breakup of heat waves that would greatly reduce the effects of heating by the sun, Where I live we get no water and almost no breeze during the summer, as in texas and Arizona, so the sun has a much better chance of burning plants here, I have seen cactus with sunburn in my yard so I know its strong. I agree the sun in florida may be stronger at times but here I cant grow vandas in full sun and I definetly cant grow oncidiums in the sun, I would have a roast by the end of the day.

[cb977]

Okay...it's hot there and here