Vanda coerulea

[zainal abidin]

Such a beautiful flowers!!! How do you do it to make them rebloom!!!

This species is seasonal usually during the hot/summer than he start producing new spike currently I have 3 plants in spike will share later in order to encourage the plant to bloom it's depend on your climate where do you leave, here in Malaysia I have 2 season hot and wet ,for you maybe summer/spring.Maintain the plant vigor regular spraying of fertilizer for me 2 to 3 times per week, ample of light and water according to your atmosphere usually will encourage rebloom. So far based on my observation it flowered 3 to 4 times a year.

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Because of this I will get a Vanda coerulea. You see Zainal, it is never cold inside our house where we live. It isn't too warm either unless I put the orchids outside for 5 months in the summer when it is steaming hot. That means I can have orchids that like cool/temperate climate as long as I keep them inside all the time. I can also have warm growing Vandas or other orchids as long as I hang them outside in summer.

Sound interesting your climate there looks promising, for your info in my garden daytime temperature range from 30 to 37 degree C and night time almost constant 24 degree C I believe the vanda species should be enjoyed with your environment especially highland types including intermediate and warmer too.
Is great idea to try few vanda species observe the trend like mine try and error and and I found brunnea cristata the plants is awesome but refused to bloom ha ha no luck.