Re: [OGD] Dendrochilum habitat question

I have been growing my D. wenzelii outside all year around, potted in osmunda. It's been like this for 4 years and is growing very well and blooming wonderfully. The area where I live has temperatures like 32C - 20C (day-night) during the Summer and 20 - 5C during the Winter. I water it every

[OGD] Dendrochilum habitat question

I grow my Dendrochilum wenzelii in my hothouse. Temperatures in summer 30 - 38 º C and in winter 20 - 30 º C. Night temperatures in winter down to about 8 º C. I grow them in a mixture of 30% NZ sphagnum and 70% Polystyrene beads. It is a very good grower and it blooms profusely in late winter/e

[OGD] Dendrochilum habitat question

Hi Kathy. >From personal experience and my own measurements, I can testify that the Bakers' data is quite reasonable for the equatorial tropics. My measurements from various locations in Indonesia at 1000-1100 metres altitude (3300-3,600 feet) indicates that 20 C (68-69F) is at the lower end of th

[OGD] Dendrochilum habitat question

I looked up Dendrochilum wenzelii in Cootes' book and in Charles & Margaret Baker's culture sheets. Both say wenzelii grows at about 1000m however the Bakers say the temperature ranges from 89-90F during the day to 68-69F at night. That doesn't seem right. Over 3300ft and so hot at night? T