| gixrj18 |
05-07-2010 02:11 PM |
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Originally Posted by orchids1
(Post 310852)
I just received this orchid. I am in South Florida and I am wondring if it will tolerate the heat (about 93 degrees most summer days). Where do you keep yours in the hot summer?
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It will handle the heat, as long as it's not in the direct sun. I live in the Tampa area, and I keep it in medium filtered light, in my shadehouse...about the same as most Cattleyas. The heat of the summer sometimes gets my greenhouse around 100 degrees. However, I do have misters that run twice a day on timers, during the summer. They run about 5 minutes in the morning, and 5 minutes in the heat of the day (about 3pm). So I'm sure this helps keep their leaf temps down. They seem to eat it up! |
