More orchids in my windows

[ludviga]

Thank You!

I have now ordered 1 Oncidium hastilabium, 1 Encyclia fragrans and 1 Epidendrum secundum. I hope I will manage to get them to blossom.
I do not have a garden and my little balcony might be too hot to put the orchids there . I have read that many orchids likes a period with night temperatures 5 centigrades below the day temperatures. I have that out.
Anyway to get light enough during the winter period I plan to put a lamp above some orchids
ludviga

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Many Dendrobiums, Oncidiums, mini and compact Cattleyas can grow on a sunny easy or west facing windowsill.

Cymbidiums usually require more light than a window can provide, as well as many need a period if chilly nights to bloom. If you have a sunny spot outside where one could grow spring thru fall, it could then grow by windowsill light in winter.