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Originally Posted by ArronOB
Thanks Roberta.
By the way, I’ve just followed your link to the Socal orchid Species Society site and had a good look around. Very interesting of course and amazing the number of species you grow. My one suggestion is that it would be good to know roughly where the growers are, or more about their conditions. I notice one contributor is in Arizona so it’s not always guessable. It would be good to know what’s growing inside vs outside too - you tell us but the others do not.
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Haven't heard from the gal in Arizona lately, she grows in greenhouse...All the rest grow mostly outside unless they say otherwise and are in the southern California area, south of Los Angeles, no more than about 10 miles (16 km) inland. The two consistent contributors are myself and Scott. He grows totally outside, location is about 2 miles from the coast, about 1/3 of the way between where I live and San Diego. His shade house is about 10 ft x 10 ft (3.6 m x 3.6 m), only protection is a double layer of 30% shade cloth (so effectively about 50%). Very similar climate to mine. So most of what you see are outdoor-growing species that get winter lows a bit above freezing, summer highs usually not more than 90 deg F (32 deg C) but occasionally higher. While it occasionally rains, the only reliable "rain" comes from a hose or sprinkler system. Humidity is usually at least reasonable, but occasionally we get a week or two of single-digit humidity, often with heat. He pretty much sums it up as "Add water, subtract sunlight" to modify what Mother Nature provides. We both push the envelope, we get away with a lot.
Laelia albida growing conditions
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