Vanda

How to grow Vanda growing and care:

80% humidity, recommend temperature in day time 15C (60F) can survive 11C (52F) to 35C (95F) but not recommend, moist, change old soil, cork soil, bark or bark chip, transparent pot, pot in that will be fit (not too big) room temperature water, clean water (rain water), when change pot need to cut the dead root, need to cork before start to become compost and acid, recommend to use Styrofoam to give air for the root, drained soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need to keep wet all the time without to grow it in the ground or pot

Planting season:
All year

Pests and diseases:
Aphids

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Old yellow leaves, after the bloom cut the stem 2 cm after the bloom dies

Size of the plant?
30-60 cm, 12-24 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade (some variety will burn in full sun and other suffer in half shade)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes (only with a lot of sun light next to window)

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes (but better to grow it with nothing on a bark or something synthetic)

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Most of the year in colder places not in the winter

General information about the flower
Petals shape can be in wedge to elliptic shape there are five petals and in some cultivars there is one petals in the middle can looks like apron or vest and much more, color can be: purple, brown, red, blue, pink, white, orange, yellow, black or green, the flower can be in more than one color it can be stripes, dots or shapeless structure

Scientific name:

Vanda