Question about Vanda (rhynchorides) soaking method

[PuiPuiMolcar]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Blue Vandas have V. coerulea ancestry; its range runs from warm to hot lowlands to high cool zones in Burma, and blue Vanda hybrids tolerate more cold than red or yellow ones. But I still wouldn't grow them with a maximum winter temperature of 59 F / 15C. Win Winmaw spoke to our society about V. coerulea, native in the country where he was born. He grows it outside close to the coast in southern California. There is almost never any frost there. He leaves it outside for early winter so it gets some chill, but brings it inside his greenhouse during the coldest part of the winter.
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Thanks for the info, my part of Socal (10b) never have frost but the temperature does dip from 50-45F in winter for one or two days occasionally. I do have plan to bring it indoor when the time come. Good thing I think twice about buying a vanda even though I really wanted one, I bought a Bangkok Sunset as a test subject for me to see if I can take care of one.

[estación seca]

Many people who can't water every day find Vandas easier in pots. Look up posts here from Fairoaks about growing Vandas in pots.

[Orchonubee]

Other than my Sarcs which seem to handle the winter outside with no problem I only have a few Vanda types.

Aerides leeana
Aerides oderata
Aerides houlletiana
Aerides quinquevulnera
Vanda Pachara Delight
Vanda Siriporn Pink
Rhynchostylis coelestis 'Blue'
Perreiraara Bangkok Sunset

"Given that the above named plants are all small I might just bring them inside for this Winter, no sense in pushing the boundaries while they are still so small".[/QUOTE]

I have a few of the orchids you list, growing in bushes on the south side of a shed. I do not bring them in ever, as it's not feasible due to the long winding roots. I'm not familiar with your weather in Australia, but it gets to a low of 30F, and a high in the mid 9os hear in E Central Florida. I spray them twice a year with liquid seaweed, and fertilizer. I only water if there is a prolonged dry spell and never in the winter. They bloom each year, sometimes twice. Vandas are a quite resilient species.

[Diane56Victor]

Thanks for that insight Orchonubee.
From your description it sounds like they might be ok outside through winter. If they were bigger plants I would leave them but I think I will bring them all in for this winter but next winter should hopefully see them big enough to cope with winters outside.