SUN 🌞 Lovers orchids? Need recommendations

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Originally Posted by Roberta

Full sun does limit choices a bit... And season. (As for temperature, I joke with Ivan Portilla of Ecuagenera whenever I see him at a show with C. puruprata labeled "I/W" I say, "Please don't tell MY plants"! Mine are quite happy outside, and don't even get overhead protection from rain. But they don't get full sun... 60% shade cloth over them) L. anceps and Cymbidiums will certainly manage both cold and full sun, but are not summer bloomers. Look for those Sobralias...

Another one that is fine with full sun (in fact, needs it to bloom well) is Oerstidella schweinfurthiana . Great color, long blooming.

I will thanks a lot!!!
In "winter only' Cymbs and Dend Nobile and are in full sun.

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Ya, but remember she's at the same latitude as New York City, so the sun is not very strong. Coupled with the mild summer temps, I think that opens up a lot more possibilities than so many other places!

So, I should risk a bit more and try to setting up a year-round outdoor choices ?

[Roberta]

Your climate looks very similar to mine. Just a little warmer in summer but not much. You have much higher humidity.(Good for the orchids, I have to water a lot) Winter looks pretty much like mine. So you very likely can grow the same things outside that I do.

[Roberta]

I have had s few nights of winter temperatures down to 3 or 4 deg C (35-36 deg F) Days are warmer though... I consider a high of 14 deg C (58 deg F) cold... so that is another factor if it doesn't warm up during the day to compensate for cold nights. Also less rain... It rained quite a lot for about 2 weeks in December, there has been essentially nothing since. ("Rain" comes from a hose or sprinkler where I live) Quite a few days with humidity of 20% or occasionally less. So my orchids are pretty tough.

[Roberta]

. I haven't been in Spain, but have been in Greece (similar latitude) and summer sun is pretty intense. But true that it is likely not as rough on the orchids as my summer sun or yours.

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By the way ..all Catts outdoor!