Light

Orchids are particularly sensitive to light and have varying light needs. Some species need strong light or even full sun, while others can thrive under partial shade.  For those who grow orchids indoors, a PAR light meter is the best tool to measure if your orchids are getting enough light from the window or an artificial […]

Orchids make perfect indoor plants with their low lighting requirement.  When given the right artificial lighting, orchids can thrive and bloom indoors in a dark corner or in a room dedicated to growing orchids.  To choose the best grow light for orchids, we need to consider the light intensity in watts, the light spectrum emitted,

Most people thought that orchids need little light and are best grown indoors.  In fact, many orchids can tolerate and some actually need a strong sun to grow vigorously with more vibrant flower colors. Orchids that require the full sun are Vandas and Cattleya alliance plants (Cattleya, Epidendrum, Laelia, Encyclia). Oncidiums and hard-cane Dendrobiums can

Orchids are shade-loving plants but they can suffer from too little and also too much light. How much light is the best for orchids? The optimal light intensity for low-light orchids (e.g. Phalaenopsis, Jewel Orchids) is 100 μmol/s/m2 and that for high-light orchids (e.g. Cattleya, Vanda) is 500 μmol/s/m2, and for a photoperiod of 12-14 hours for