Cfl Daylight bulbs as grow lights?

[kwarren]

Thank you both for taking your time and sharing your knowledge and experience on this subject. I really appreciate it! I may go with the 60 w. equivalent that puts out 800 lumens with the light color of 5000K because I assume it has more of the red wave length than the 6500K and it will not look so blue to the eye. I have a solarium and only need supplemental light for 2 windows in my home on timers for the winter months for orchid seedlings and cuttings of other plants that I want to keep warmer. But now I'm still going to check out the 6500K 60w and also the 100 w equivalents for their lumens. Thanks again!