Ondontioda Cool Temperatures

[Me11y82]

I would like to get Odontioda "durham pride" one day and in my book it says that Odontoglossums like cool temperatures. 60 to 70F in the daytime and 50 to 55F at night. The temperature in the house is usually at about 73F so that's not bad for the daytime but what should I do for the night? I really want one but don't want to kill it with too high temperatures.
Does anyone have any experience with Odontioda and if they can tolerate higher temperatures? Thanks

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Hi
where in Canada are you located?
I plan on purchasing a similar plant in a little while. I am not sure about this particular groups of orchids, but I plan on treating it similar to miltoniopsis. In my house, miltoniopsis grow and flower fine, so a plant related to the odontoglossums should do fine in the canadian climate

[Me11y82]

I'm in the southeast part of Ontario. Niagara area

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hmmm I think you should be ok, but as long as the plant is in a shady spot, it should grow fine.

Will the plant be kept indoors out outside during the summer?

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oooh also, do you have a link to a picture of the flower? I could not find a picture of what it looks like. I love these types of orchids

[Me11y82]

I have a picture in one of my books. Maybe I can scan it....

It's pink with a white pattern and the middle has a bit of yellow. There's also one called Odontioda Ispann. It's pretty much the opposite. White with a pink pattern and yellow in the middle.

[Dorothy]

Here is Oda. Ispann 'Misty' - http://www.orquidariochacarasuica.co...&src=od059.jpg

and Oda. Ispann 'Deborah' - http://www.orchidweb.jp/orchidshow/h...5/IMG_5343.jpg

[quiltingwacko]

I bought an Odontioda in March, Yellow Alpine Parade I think. Got distracted on the way back to the computer from the orchid name tag. Anyway, day time and night time temperature in my southern Oregon home is in the seventies w/ air conditioning. It is doing just fine, putting on new growth. Whether or not it will bloom again remains to be seen. The temperature will cool off again at night this fall.

[Phantasm]

Odonts love cool moist temperatures as they live in montane tropical forests. They prefer temperatures between 55-75F with lower being better than higher. They can handle temperatures down to 45F or so, but do not do well over 75F. The night temperature should be on the cool side.

If you can grow draculas and masdevallias well, then most of the odontoglossums (and odontiodas) will perform well for you.

[Me11y82]

I think I might try it......... does anyone know a good place to buy Odontiodas?

I bought a flask one day from a German orchid nursery but I didn't know enough back then how to take of the little plants and the few that were left didn't survive the flight back to Canada :-(