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The conditions you can provide for your plant

Cattleya types tolerate a wide range of conditions, preferring medium to high light intensity and interme diate temperatures. They are rather attractive plants with grassy foliage and tall, arching sprays of long-lasting waxy flowers in subdued colors. Cymbidiums need high light intensity, but cool temperatures to bloom. The “Moth Orchid,” Phalaenopsis does well with low light intensity and prefers warm temperatures. First you should determine what orchid delivery conditions you can provide for your plant, primarily in terms of light and temperature. I always dunk the pots in fertilizer water when I move them out in the spring and again when they come back inside in fall, and occasionally in between.