How much light for Aerangis biloba?

[Tindomul]

Hi all,

I have an Aerangis biloba that I have managed to keep alive all winter. I kinda have it in a spot that gets some morning sun, but was wondering if it would appreciate the full blast of south-eastern exposure on my windowsill. The sun would be hitting it from sunrise 5:20 AM to around 11 am. I think perhaps I have been starving the plant of some sunlight. The leaves are very dark green. Thanks.

[Baz in Oz]

Just about everyone will know more on this subject than I do but the info I have for a warm temperate zone is that they don't like a lot of light.

I face my sole member of the family (mounted on a slab of tree fern trunk) to the east to avoid the hot p.m. sun and it appears happy and flowers annually.

Baz

[phoridae]

The literature says they like very shady places in the forest.

Brian

[ezil]

So far mine has been a reliable bloomer for me. I grow it int./warm and in high(er) humidity. I grow mine under lights, mostly at the lower levels. The leaves should be dark green. I used to have 1 that I grew in higher light levels, and it struggled, then died.
It's hard to judge your conditions from here. Good luck.

[rathwulf]

Its weird, my aerangis has been with me for around 2 years and has not bloomed, it has like 10 leafs and I kep it shaded, very healthy though but nevertheless still not blooming :S Its intermediate light almost.

[phoridae]

Is your Aerangis plant A. biloba? They need humidity to flower, too.

[Tindomul]

I suffer from low humidity.

[Jorge V.]

Mine has a lot of light (more than phals but less than catt) and it blooms every year.

[Tindomul]

I moved mine to a sunnier spot where it gets a few hours of strong morning sun. Seems to be ok with it.