Vanda Blooms Update

[Sui Orchids]

hi all, an update of my vanda blooms...

Group picture


Vanda Prao Sky Blue


Vanda Simiran-note progression of color from light red to dark red as the bloom ages


Vanda Pure's Wax Blue

[orchidman77]

WOW!!!!!!!!!! Those Vandas are AMAZING!!!!!!! Those pictures make me want one!!! Great Job!!!

So how do you grow them? I see that most of their roots are in the air--do you water/mist them every day or what? How much light and fertilizer???

David

[mollycart1]

Very nice, Sui Orchids. I just love the color of the Vanda Pure's Wax Blue.

[RosieC]

Gorgeous!

[smweaver]

Very beautiful blooms on all of your plants. Do you happen to grow any of the vandaceous species from the Philippines? Vanda merrillii, V. luzonica, etc.?

Steve

[Sui Orchids]

hi all,

Happy New Year! I was so happy seeing this plants blooming together for the new year.Thank you all for the compliments.

@orchidman77 - i am from the Philippines, basically a tropical country similar to Thailand where my vandas came. They are grown on baskets and hanged allowing roots to grow freely without any medium. They are watered twice a day,early morning and another in the afternoon after sunlight has cooled down a bit but not too late. I water them copiously until roots turn green and allow them to dry in between. Vandas love moisture around them but not on them,so humidity place a vital role and much more is good air movement.With regards to light, they are exposed to 50% sunlight so i place a shade net above, morning sun til 4pm in the afternoon. I fertilize my vandas once a week alternating complete fertilizer 20-20-20 with bloom booster.

@smweaver- sorry i don't grow species orchids for now,all of these vandas are hybrids and/or mericlones from Thailand.

[etex]

WOW!! The blooms are gorgeous!! Great growing!

[orchidman77]

thanks Sui, I am getting a vanda sooner or later and need to know how to grow them. Since I live in a VERY hot, humid, and bright place, I don't think I'll have a problem.

David