OrchidKitty wrote:
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Hi, I'm in the NE too, and I learned the hard way that it's a bad idea
to put out phals for the summer--catts and dendrobiums are great
outdoors for the summer, but not phals. The problems are (1) sunburn,
and (2) crownrot......................
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I would add:
(3) Everything likes to eat Phals. They attracted hungry slugs, snails
and assorted insects.
(4) They don't do well with a lot of cool nights, so their outdoor
season is shorter than most orchids. (Especially up here)

Steve (in the Adirondacks of northern NY)