On Sun, 29 May 2005 00:20:18 -0400, "Phalguy"
wrote:

hello everyone!

One of my patient gave me a bare root NOID Cattleya last night. The plant
comes from the montreal botanical garden and has 2 buds.

I planted it into S/H and I was wondering if I could put it outside knowing
that now the average temp is about 20 C durind Day and 12 to 15 C at night!
If not, is under my fluorescent will be enough?
Also, is the morning sun will be ok! ( 08 to 11 )

Thanks

Claude

A wild guess. IF the plant is from the gardens it has been grown
in good strong light. The leaves are very hard and feel like
shoe leather and are a lighter green. If so it can probably take
all that light. But if the leaves are a rich lush green, it has
not been getting great light. I might take a chance, but I would
feel better if you could find somewhere with broken shadows
instead. Is there anything, even a chair back, that could cast a
moving shadow across this location?

I am a bit touchy about sunburn today - having sunburned me.

Congratulations, and good luck.
SuE
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