Question about a new baby

[ehuber]

Hi all,

So I just got into orchids this past March and now have over 30 of them in my apartment. I just ordered online a lovely little guy I have been wanting to get for MONTHS.....Haraella Retrocalla. He should be arriving after the new year from Oak Hill Gardens.

My question is: should I put together a terrarium for him, or is this orchid one that you can grow in a house? The only one I have seen in person is a teeny delicate looking thing, and I also read somewhere that they do best in a terrarium/vivarium thingy. I live in Michigan, and the winter is cold and the heat is DRY, so my chids are sitting on makeshift humidity trays and getting misted on a regular basis, but I wasn't sure about this new one.

Any advice you can give would be much appreciated!!

Ps -- I am reading "Orchid Fever" and loving it! It is a great book for beginners.

Happy Holidays,
Emily