Thank you both. I'll still watch it like a hawk, especially during summer, but I think it can live on this NW exposure without too much fuss. Looking around the forum I've seen another grower mention he puts his under light that could burn a Vanda.
As for watering, I follow the "water often and abundantly" principle for all my orchids and adjust media and pot size to ensure those that can't tolerate dryness stay moist between waterings. So I'm just going to follow that same principle with this one.
I have been letting it dry out more than I would've, say, a Cattleya. But, I think from now on, I will water the heck out of it, especially during Summer, and see what happens. As you say, Roberta, it'll potentially take as much as it's given, it definitely has the big fat pseudobulbs to store it.
Regarding potting media, I didn't initially know that this was in the Cymbidium and Eulophia vicinity, so when I got it, I mixed and matched the media based on what I could find about its habitat. No other reason.
Wouldn't like to lose it because it's a rare find, but I only paid $12 for it, so the loss would be the nuisance of finding another one, not really because this one was expensive. Maybe I'll report at the end of the summer, or the year, on what worked and what didn't.
Wish the camera would capture the silver hue of the leaves—quite a cool plant.
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