"eddie rukidding" wrote in message

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Thank you both for your replies -

Sounds like we've made an impulse buy that will have to be kept in the
house if it is to make it at all. Live and learn.

The University of Florida IFAS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP017)
recommends Cattleya , Phalaenopsis , Dendrobium , Oncidium , Vanda and
Epidendrum for Florida growing.

Are there any other "DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME" types we should avoid
here?

Thanks to all again!

Duane- Hide quoted text -

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And what they said - plus,

I live in Philadelphia, Pa - it gets warm here ... perhaps not quite
what a Floridian would call warm but ... anyway I also can't get
Miltoniopsis to last more than about 18 months. Wilsonara, a hybrid,
isn't a good choice either. IMHO
Masdevallia, Dracula, and many, but by no means all, Pleurothallis are
cool growing too. I have read - and the more experienced members will
please correct if I'm wrong - that it is the daytime highs more than
nightime lows that cause most of the difficulty? Cool growers don't
like it warmer than 75F during the day and can take down to 45F at
night.
Having said that ... there are probably several hundred species (and
thousands more hybrids) that thrive in Florida. Your best bet is to
visit or contact a local grower, and join a local Orchid Society.
They can easily be found through the internet. There are several
growers who belong to this group. That is how I took a chance on a
Christieara hybrid (Aerides x Vanda x Ascocentrum I think) and it's
doing well up here in the (relatively) cold and dim north. LOL
If I could remember all their websites I would list them, but don't
wish to leave anyone out.
Bob Campoli