Phal Violacea var. Coerulea

[smweaver]

Pete, that's a beautiful plant. Congratulations on the great buy.

For those of you who indicated that you grow Phal. violacea (and, presumably, bellina?) on a windowsill, would you mind stating what your humidity levels are averaging during the winter, please? I live in a temperature climate as well, but sometimes (even with the use of a humidifier) during the winter it's difficult to keep the humidity where I want it to remain for the orchids. Since I've read that violacea and bellina come from areas that have very high humidity levels, I'm wondering how adaptably they are to less-than-ideal conditions (say, anywhere between 50 and 60 percent relative humidity during the winter). Thank you!

Steve

[nenella]

Originally Posted by smweaver

Pete, that's a beautiful plant. Congratulations on the great buy.

For those of you who indicated that you grow Phal. violacea (and, presumably, bellina?) on a windowsill, would you mind stating what your humidity levels are averaging during the winter, please? I live in a temperature climate as well, but sometimes (even with the use of a humidifier) during the winter it's difficult to keep the humidity where I want it to remain for the orchids. Since I've read that violacea and bellina come from areas that have very high humidity levels, I'm wondering how adaptably they are to less-than-ideal conditions (say, anywhere between 50 and 60 percent relative humidity during the winter). Thank you!

Steve

Hi Steve I have same humidity as you during the winter with the heating on. I have one and it's kept in a bottle it flowers for me every year in summer. I also water it (by immersing it) once a fortnight.. hope this helps