Laelia anceps - Dry sheath

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So, it's a sheath. That's good news...the first one under my care was really small and dried after two weeks.

I've been placing the plant in a location where it gets direct sun since 08:30 until 16:00 (true south window). As the sun gets higher in the sky, and stop getting inside, I will put it outside...I'm not sure if it can tolerate our sun, which is dangerous for humans most of the days (the climate here is more continental, much more hotter and drier in summer than near the coast).

For now the plant is developing much more purple tinge than before and I've been watering it almost everyday, at 07:30 in the morning (the medium has a lot of drainage, I've used a lot of leka and cork chips mixed with bark - photo bellow).



For the past 2 weeks we are having 100% clear skies and relatively low temps inside at night and it will remain like that for at least two more weeks.
In the meanwhile it is starting to show another new growth.

Any more good tips for this growing stage?