Lighting an orchid closet - fluorescent or LED? Otherwise?

[Magnus A]

Originally Posted by DavidCampen

Again, the current state of fluorescent and LED technology is that they are about equivalent. I am hoping to see improvements in the efficacy of LEDs that would make them significantly more efficacious than fluorescents but that has not yet happened.

I am now testing a LED panel with white light that gives 110 lm/W. As T5 fluorescent with good spectra give about 75-80 lm/W (OSRAM DULUX® L LUMILUX®) the difference is significant.

LED technology moves FAST!