When and what types do you take outside?

[Paul Mc]

I tend to wait until the tree in my backyard has quite a bit of leaves creating a good shaded canopy, and for the night temperatures to be in the upper 60's to low 70's. I then slowly take them into the outdoor light by leaving them on my enclosed back porch for about a week or two before moving them closer to their destinations.

These are the orchids I take out: my many Oncidium alliance orchids, 2 Phaius', a Phaicalanthe (sp?), 5 Phal's (placed under my stairwell so they do not get water on them), a Bulbophyllum, 3 Dendrobiums, a Stanhopea wardii, a Cymbidium, Ludiscia discolor and a Zygopetallum (sp?) that go out.

I leave my two Paph's and my new cool growing mini's from the Andes inside. However, perhaps this is the reason why my Paph's have never re-bloomed for me. I also intend to leave my new intermediate growing masdie's indoors as it can get upwards of 100F here in St. Louis, MO.