Aerides odorata

[pheli]

Aerides odorata is a widespread species form southeast Asia and has several color versions. The pink colored one may be the most common.
Though the species is not native to Taiwan, it has been grown here for a long time. The plants are easily available, too.

[justatypn]

A gorgeous cluster thanks for sharing

[Roy]

Lovely colored Aerides, another one I have to look for.

[LauraN]

Love it!

[camille1585]

Pretty!! I love Aerides, the blooms are always so nice looking.

[smweaver]

Pheli, those are beautiful. I'm interested to know whether you grow your plant in warm to intermediate conditions throughout the year, or does it experience cooler weather in the winter? I've read that this species can tolerate widely different temperature ranges thanks to its extensive range throughout Southeast Asia. But I've just been too scared to attempt to grow mine in anything other than consistently warm temperatures. If it can adapt to cooler winter weather, however, I might just leave it with the cymbidiums and lycastes this winter.

Steve

[pheli]

Steve, though it can tolerate low temperature, it grows well if you provide it warm condition all year round.
I grow mine outdoors and in winter, the plants will stop growing as the temp. drop to 15 degrees C. If it gets colder than 10 degrees C, the plants will drop the lower leaves.
If possible, grow them like tropical vandas. Watering is also important for them. I killed some aerides because I did not water them regularly this summer.

[Roy]

Originally Posted by pheli

Steve, though it can tolerate low temperature, it grows well if you provide it warm condition all year round.
I grow mine outdoors and in winter, the plants will stop growing as the temp. drop to 15 degrees C. If it gets colder than 10 degrees C, the plants will drop the lower leaves.
If possible, grow them like tropical vandas. Watering is also important for them. I killed some aerides because I did not water them regularly this summer.

I grow mine in less than 10c at times and no where near the heat you suggest for Vandas yet they grow all the time, though slower in winter and flower extremely well each year, as do my Vandas and Ascocendas. Haven't had the lower leaves drop at all except for the very, very old leaves which would be expected.

[smweaver]

Thank you both for your responses. So it appears that it would be somewhat adaptable. I could probably keep it closer to the 15 C mark at night by placing it next to an interior wall. I'm just glad that it doesn't have to be grown consistently warm or hot all year (like Euanthe sanderiana, Cattleya leuddemanniana, Vanda insignis, etc.). I've been converting my collection over the last year to one that contains species that can handle what I can provide for them (warm/hot, humid and wet summers, along with intermediate/cool winters) so that I don't have to continually move plants from the sunroom to the interior of the house at night where it stays much warmer. Now I'm pleased to learn that Aerides odorata is one of the plants that I don't have to find a new home for. Thank you again, guys, for your feedback.

Steve