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[mimigirl]

If the leaves are a nice green, can it be getting too much light? It was mentioned here it like bright light. I feel on this windowsill it is getting more than just bright. It gets some sun. Will it hurt it to get too much? Even if it looks good?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I've put them under some very bright light here in Southern California before, and they did fine.

I wouldn't encourage putting them under extremely bright light, but I don't think the lighting that you have yours under would do any harm.

I grow some of them where the bright growing Vandas grow, if that means anything to you.

[WhiteRabbit]

Remember, they need some cool temps to bloom

[Fairorchids]

I am in northern NJ. This year I put all my Aussie Dendrobiums (abt 50 plants) outside under a shade cloth. After 10 days I took the shade cloth off, in full direct southern exposure. Plants get water twice a week (+ whatever rain falls), and fertilzer every gwo weeks.

There has been no sun damage to plants, and all have grown well.

This group included 10 kingianums, 2 speciosums, 1 delicatum and abt 35 hybrids (incl some mostly tetragonum), as well as 10 reed stem epidendrums. The Epis are a bit red in the leaves, but that is OK.

Plants will come inside in early Oct. At that point I reduce watering & fertilizer till they bud up in Jan or Feb.