Den. linguiforme....what now?

[vjo]

I was at an orchid show this weekend and bought a Den. linguiforme, have no idea how to grow it. Anyone have any help? Temp, light, water, fert?Thanks in advance....Jean

[roby]

intermediate temperature, minimum winter temperatures about 10 12 degrees centigrade. Light medium-high, not winter rest, but let dry between waterings. Best if mounted.
Beautiful plant: D when in flower is a small white cloud

[gnathaniel]

Ditto on everything roby said, though I've let a couple of plants get down to 33-34 F (1 C) outside in the fall and spring and they didn't seem to mind. I do keep them drier when it's that cold, though. If you're in a mild climate area of the US you may be able to grow this species outside year-round.

Also, I've had new growths blast from watering in conditions without good air movement. This was mostly an issue with one plant indoors for the winter, another one outside right now has new growths and is watered 1-2x/day without any problems.

Congratulations, this is a wonderful species!

--Nat