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08-23-2015, 12:24 AM
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OMG! My mom just bought me a blue Vanda from the local grocery store for $20!
Ok I have to share my excitement! My mom was at the grocery store yesterday and saw that they were selling Vandas and they were selling them for $20 each! She wouldn't have known what they were if it wasn't for me showing her pictures of them a few weeks back. We were having a discussion about how crazy that orchids don't grow in dirt and she didn't believe me that they didn't so I had to show her pictures of Vandas growing in baskets! 
Anyways, when she told me they were selling it at her grocery store and for $20 no less, I told her to pick one up for me. Once the blooms drop, she will ship it to me! I am super excited! Can't believe I got a vanda for $20. What a steal!
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08-23-2015, 12:42 AM
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Wow, that's beautiful. I can't really grow them, so I have to enjoy them in other peoples' collections. Did your mother mention whether or not it's fragrant?
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08-23-2015, 01:06 AM
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She didn't really say and due to my excitement I didn't ask her. I have never grown vandas either but always wanted to. I am not even sure if I can grow them here in SoCal. I know people closer to the ocean have grown them successfully but I live inland and it is extremely dry and hot where I live. Maybe those who have grown them successfully can give me some tips? I was always reluctant to try because of their high prices that I have seen online. I don't want to waste $50+ shipping if I can't grow them where I live. But for $20, I definitely can afford giving it a try.  |
08-23-2015, 02:29 AM
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WHY CAN'T NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GET ANYTHING NICE?! /endrant It will grow if you can do something about the dryness!  |
08-23-2015, 03:25 AM
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WHY CAN'T NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GET ANYTHING NICE?! /endrant It will grow if you can do something about the dryness! |
Oh I wish vandas were offered in grocery stores here in Southern California!! My mom lives in the Midwest...I can't believe they can get vandas so readily but we can't. |
08-23-2015, 01:59 PM
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Oh I wish vandas were offered in grocery stores here in Southern California!! My mom lives in the Midwest...I can't believe they can get vandas so readily but we can't.
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Right? Socal is like the place to grow orchids in the country (and Florida) because of climate, but we never ever EVER get the selection of bag babies at the home improv. and grocery stores. I don't get it!  |
08-23-2015, 04:14 AM
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They need a lot of water when air is dry, like twice per day. Also they like warm nights and lots of fertilizer. Check out the Vanda forum on this board.
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08-23-2015, 10:36 AM
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They need a lot of water when air is dry, like twice per day. Also they like warm nights and lots of fertilizer. Check out the Vanda forum on this board.
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I was thinking of growing it in a vase. My humidity is not the best and to receive the highest light I would have to leave it outside on my balcony which gets bright shade all day, so hopefully the vase will help retain some moisture and humidity for the roots. Also I can't mist the roots a few times a day. I can only tend to it mornings before work and evenings after work. I will see how much work this is going to be, hopefully it will be easy like my dendrobiums or cattleyas. But if not, I can toss it or give it away. Either way, it would be a good learning experiences. |
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08-23-2015, 11:50 AM
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I live in Mission Viejo. i've been able to successfully grow and bloom a couple different blue vandas. I collect rain water when available and use this to dunk the vandas every morning. The summer was more humid than usual and so they've thrived. I keep them under a umbrella or on my covered front porch in the summer. I give them full sun when it's possible to not burn them.
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08-23-2015, 12:01 PM
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I live in Mission Viejo. i've been able to successfully grow and bloom a couple different blue vandas. I collect rain water when available and use this to dunk the vandas every morning. The summer was more humid than usual and so they've thrived. I keep them under a umbrella or on my covered front porch in the summer. I give them full sun when it's possible to not burn them.
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Where do they spend the winter? |
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