When do you put your Orchids outside in the UK

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by richardb

The big danger of putting Phals outside is that when it rains water will undoubtedly rest in the leaf joint and cause rot. In the wild these plants grow on branches and have evolved with their leaf rosette pointing downwards thus preventing that porblem. If you do put them out, make sure they have rain protection.

Hi Richard,

I think the thing is WHICH orchids you put outside. I have NO plans to put my Phals outside which as you say would hang upside down in the wild. Some of the ones I want to put outside are terrestrial. One of them is a large Cym and I know my Gran grows them outside in the summer and has similar weather to us (actually she is near nottingham like you).

I will have an area with rain protection as well which is where the Dens will go.