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Originally Posted by Phil Diamond
Some of the species vandas (I live in a sunny, subtropical part of
Australia) seem to need quite shady conditions **here**. Some tropical
climates can be fairly cloudy as well, it should be remembered.
My V. javierae did no good at all until it went under 75% shade, V.
coerulescens and V. whossname (used to be yellow coerulescens, damn my
aging mind) are under about 60%, as is V. coerulea. Everything else
(except V. teres, V. denisoniana and V. luzonica) are under 50%, but the
luzonica seems to be getting too much sun.
Cordially, Phil
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Dr Phil Diamond
Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Brisbane,AUSTRALIA 4072.
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You're absolutely correct Phil. The climate here is totally different than that of Australia where clear skies are always almost the order of the day while here in the Philippines. 80% or most of the time there is a cloud cover. In fact we are always told to place the cattleyas in full sun since the cloudy condition wouldn't hurt a bit.
I also observed that Vanda straps are better off blooming wonderfully when exposed from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm rather than a longer 5 hour morning sun from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon (my vanda straps never bloomed!). The morning sun here in the Philippines lacks the intensity (again the culprit is clouds hovering!) that south-west orientation is the much-preferred location for these beauties.