Vanda orchids Aug-Sep 2017
Sep 5, 2017 07:07:40 #
We have had a lot of rain and our vandas have bloomed better than ever. Here are a few selected photos of them.
Sep 5, 2017 07:14:10 #
Sep 5, 2017 07:20:04 #
Sep 5, 2017 07:24:01 #
Beautiful shots and colors!!! I've been waiting over two years for mine to bloom.... :-(
Congrats on all your blooms!!
Congrats on all your blooms!!
Sep 5, 2017 09:04:43 #
Sep 5, 2017 09:08:41 #
angela k wrote:
Beautiful shots and colors!!! I've been waiting over two years for mine to bloom.... :-(
Congrats on all your blooms!!
Congrats on all your blooms!!
Thanks, Angela. Good luck with yours. They need BRIGHT light, e.g., outside in the sun or with a screen overhead (80% light). They also need lots of water and fertilizer.
Sep 5, 2017 09:09:02 #
Sep 6, 2017 09:52:59 #
A great set...hope you will be safe from the storm....we go to Sarasota often when we are at our Florida home!
Sep 6, 2017 11:26:07 #
rlaugh wrote:
A great set...hope you will be safe from the storm....we go to Sarasota often when we are at our Florida home!
Thanks for the kind wishes and nice comment!
Sep 6, 2017 12:12:05 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
They are beautiful. Hopefully you will be okay during the upcoming hurricane. Take care.
Sep 6, 2017 13:25:22 #
Tikva wrote:
They are beautiful. Hopefully you will be okay during the upcoming hurricane. Take care.
Thank you, Tikva! I think we'll be OK. Thanks for the wishes!
Sep 6, 2017 13:25:55 #
Sep 6, 2017 13:29:14 #
rmm0605 wrote:
Thanks, Angela. Good luck with yours. They need BRIGHT light, e.g., outside in the sun or with a screen overhead (80% light). They also need lots of water and fertilizer.
I have mine inside my sunroom and I give them a good soaking once a week. I use a spray ferilizer weekly, Miracle-Gro for orchids... what kind of do you use??
Sep 6, 2017 13:49:24 #
Sep 6, 2017 13:55:21 #
angela k wrote:
I have mine inside my sunroom and I give them a good soaking once a week. I use a spray ferilizer weekly, Miracle-Gro for orchids... what kind of do you use??
Once a week isn't enough. They need water daily. Unlike catleyas and other, similar species, vandas don't have the wherewithal to store water. Phalenopsis are similar in this regard. So water them thoroughly every day (preferably in the AM) and fertilize with a weak mixture. Miracle gro was developed for orchids, so that's fine. I use pellets of "Dynamite" fertilizer in little notions bags. Anyway, good luck with them!
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