Florida Vanda--East or West Sun, Dew or Rain
I have two Vanda-Ascocenda that I just removed from the branches of a potted Ficus tree.
No matter where I moved the tree or how much I pruned out the branches, these 2 orchids weren't receiving anywhere near enough light.
Presently both are in baskets with no potting medium and being slowing exposed to direct sunlight before the move to a final location.
Question(s) about direction of exposure and moisture....
I have the options of either hanging these guys to receive either 1/2 day of morning sun or 1/2 day of afternoon (western) sun.
I have some Phals getting only 1.5 to 2 hours of morning sun, beginning at sunrise.
Problem is with morning dew, which is every morning for 11.5 months out of the year in my part of Florida.
The Phals' blooms get scorch/burns on them.
If I give the Vanda the same exposure to morning sun and dew, do I run the risk of bloom and leaf scorch?
A western exposure has no sun-verses-dew issues but it does rain mostly in the afternoons/evenings here.
But with the rain is also much more cloud cover then in the mornings, and before/during/after the rains there's some wind--to knock some of the rain from the leaves.
Anyway, before I get lost and write a 3 page post...any thoughts on eastern or western sunlight exposure?
Are Vanda blooms as sensitive to burning as Phals?
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