Looking for very high light Micro Miniature Vandaceous species/hybrids?

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Interesting that those grow with such high light for you. Mine are in bright shade and do really well. I suspect that they are too big for the space at hand at any rate (my C. gokusingii is about 10 inches tall, a more recently-acquired C. merrillanum is close, longer leaves and more rangy.) Those true-blue flowers are really special...

I grew my gokusingii in extremely bright LED light when I first obtained it during the winter and then put it out into as much sun as I could give it here in PA starting in late April and it was in bloom almost constantly until the first week of 90°F temps, at which point it crashed and burned in short order. I definitely intend to get another.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I grew my gokusingii in extremely bright LED light when I first obtained it during the winter and then put it out into as much sun as I could give it here in PA starting in late April and it was in bloom almost constantly until the first week of 90°F temps, at which point it crashed and burned in short order. I definitely intend to get another.

Guess it can take a lot of light... heat not so much. I have taken my cue from Andy's Orchids... Andy grows them moderately shady (a little dappled sun in the middle of the day) and outside - so they don't mind getting cool (low 40's F routine, sometimes down to mid 30's for a few hours) but summer days rarely as high as 90 F and if so not for long. C. merrillianum he's growing much shadier, but I don't know if that is by plan or whether that's where he found the space... gokusingii he has had, and grown where he has them, for years but merrillianum (with long, terete leaves) is a relatively new acquisition.