Martin, It depends on your interest in orchids, from what you described you could grow many different varieties of orchids. Paphiopedilums, Phalaenopsis, and Pluerothallids would naturally grow very well under these conditions. You could also grow many of the plants from the Oncidium family or even from the Cattleya family. I would start out with a small collection with a variety of plants a dozen favorites and see how they grow for you. You could then go from there selecting plants that do well under your conditions.
Talk to some of the growers in your area, but I would imagine in that area you could put plants outside in April and leave them out until late October. If that is the case you could grow a larger variety of plants than I have suggested. Tom Hillson On Feb 19, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Rice Martin wrote: > Hi, > > I've been away from orchids for quite some time now. Presently I'm > living in Knoxville, TN and want to begin growing a few orchids > again. (Far cry from the 250 orchids I was raising a year ago while > living in Costa Rica.) > > The place in my house where I would grow them has windows on the south > and west sides. During the winter the room is cool but not cold. > > I would put the plants outside during late spring and summer and keep > them inside for the rest of the year. It can get very hot here during > the summer and I do, of course, have the option of keeping them inside > all year. > > I have two questions: > > 1. what might be good orchids to grow under the > conditions I described above, and > > 2. what are a few good sources for > buying orchids by mail, places with good quality and reasonable > prices? > > Thanks so much for any help. > > Martin Rice > > > Martin > Website & Blog: <http://www.rice-family.org> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > orchids@orchidguide.com > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
