Hallo Andreas,


There is not much advice that one can give you I'm afraid.
As Reka suggested you should increase the light level gradually, I
have no idea where your plants came from, but I'm sure it wasn't grown
in full sun before, so it will need to adapt.

Now I do have some other questions for you:

- do you have a name for it ? Except for it being a "Vanda".
- has it flowered before ? and if so, when ?
- how large is the plant ?
- have you had it for long ?


I have to admit that I don't really monitor the flowering period of
our Vanda's (a shame yes, I know :-) ) but I am sure that they can be
quite variable in flowering season (right everybody ?).
If you acquired the plant recently then you may just have to be
patient a bit longer...

Apart from the general rules: lots of heat, lots of humidity and lots
of light there is nothing much left...


kind regards,

Kenneth Bruyninckx
Akerne Orchids, Belgium

http://www.akerne-orchids.com


On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 18:49:57 +0200, "Andreas Mueller"
wrote:

Hallo all,

I have a Vanda here and I do do not know how to make her bloom.

I've read some information, that she needs lots of light and moisture.
Unfortunatly I do not know how to provie lots of light. I direct sun the
leaves get burned. I do not know how to solve the problem and why she gets
burned at all, as she is supposed to get lots of light. I've seen
fotographs where a Vanda was exposed to direct sun without any problems.

She is growing like crazy, new roots and leaves, but no blooming. I
suppose it's because of lack of light. But it's a dillema, because she
gets burned when exposed to sun.

Can someone provide some advice? How to get a Vanda to bloom in central
europe?


Thanx in advance,


Andreas