a good outdoor orchid rec for southern spain climate?
hey all,
as the title says, i am hoping for a recommendation for an orchid that would grow outside year round in the typical conditions near the southern coast of spain. a zone map has the exact locale as around a zone 9, as it is slightly up in elevation and on a south facing slope a half hour drive from the coast. lots of palm trees around, so really nice here and today it’s around 24 with sun (the usual), but winters can be a little chilly, even approaching 0.
i was hoping for some things that we could put around the farm and her dad would not need to mess with too much, as he is a huge plant guy but likes cacti and succulents, if you catch my drift. but, he doesn’t have any orchids and i intend to change that.
even though i am not a huge fan of dendrobiums so far, i was thinking those might be just the thing for his place. tons of palms to hang in and lots of columns with wire and gratings and such. lots of natural orchid habitat is what im trying to say.
so, keeping in mind the low humidity generally here (avg 62 ish thru the year), what might be some good species to try out on the farm? thanks for any recs!!
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