K Barrett ) wrote:
: I've been surprised to find that people consider vandas difficult to grow in
: California. Something about the heat or lack thereof. Well, I'm sure
: people in San Diego will be happy to find out its not hot there.... And I
: have friends here who grow vandas - not ascoscendas - very well indeed. They
: do have to heat their greenhouses no less than 60 and maybe becasue the
: vandas are hung closer to the rafters its hotter up there.

I live in the Sacramento Valley and I have a Vanda on my window sill that's
bloomed for many years running. Alan Koch, whose green house is about 10 miles
from here, has a couple of monster Vandas that are just to die for. The
Sacramento Orchid show in the spring always has a good selection of Vandas
in it as well.

Dave