What can I grow? West-facing deck in Los Angeles

[BarleyTwist]

Hello all —

It’s been quite a while since I had any orchids, and I’ve never kept them outdoors before. But we are in a West Los Angeles house now with a west-facing deck, covered with sliding shade cloths on a 30’x10’ pergola frame. (Without the shade cloth the deck is unbearably hot and bright.) Seems like the few succulents, rhipsalis (epiphytic cactus), and sarcostemma I’ve installed are doing well there, and I’m thinking about orchids again. My question, though, is whether the light out there can be made to work for orchids — the shade cloth supposedly blocks 95% of UVs, making it lovely to sit there but maybe too dark for most orchids? There is some direct light as well, since there’s about 18”-24” between each separate length of shade cloth; direct sun in those spots but only during certain hours (mostly morning) as the sun travels overhead. I am very willing to provide proper water, fertilizer, etc out there, but which orchids should I try first (if any)?

Thank you!