Vanda Orchid: ie before acquiring
The orchid vanda orchid is one of the most original out there, in addition to the size it can reach and its culture so special. Therefore it is essential to collect all the daily requirements to follow. It is important to know before you make your choice among all the varieties of Vanda, if you take a hybrid and not a botanical all conditions can be alleviated.
First, we need a constant heat and bright light daily or your vanda not blossom, you will have many leaves, but the flowers will be sparse and stunted. You need a fully lit room, if you can give as much access to this orchid are purchasing a less demanding species.
After the difference between botanical hybrid, you can better make up your mind based on a further distinction among the Vanda. The leaves of the vandalism may have three different forms: banded, flat and cylindrical. To each his heat and light levels. The flat-leaf Vandas need 12 hours of light per day on average and 16 ° C minimum night temperature during the day will be around 24 ° C. For those with cylindrical leaves, offer 14 hours of sunshine per day and 18 ° C at night and at least 26 ° C in daytime.
And, you guessed it, the banded leaf Vandas will need 16 hours of sunshine per day and between 20 to 28 ° C minimum to flower. √ eagerly, while living in France to provide such conditions and you will not see flowers all year round unlike your compatriots in French Guiana. However do not be disappointed, you will have at least two of the flowers once a year and each time in two months between May and September, which is still twice that of most orchids.