When I was just starting to be interested in orchids, I thought Vandas are hard to grow in a Manhattan apartment. But I saw a florist on 28th street with a large Vanda on the window and I just decided to get the hardest specie to grow and give it a try. I have an 11 year old Vanda sanderiana that religiously blooms for me yearly and gave me three keikis as of this year.