In addition to the paphs blooming for me, oddly enough so do the phals. I don’t know why but all of the Phalaenopsis I have here seem perfectly fine and their blooms last very long.
Clarification, the Neofinetia falcata, the Neo without the tag, the Aerangis citrata, the Kingidium deliciosum, and the Tuberolabium kotoense are mixed in with my Paphs and Phals. They’re all currently being grown in indirect or filtered light, low humidity, and at room temperatures averaging around 70F. All the others I listed are in cases with my jewel orchids except the Brassia and the Miltassia and I’m not keeping those. They are not happy here and have never flowered after I bought them so they’re going to new homes.
In reading a little bit about the Neofinetia, I’m surprised I haven’t killed them yet. I like those so much I am going to put them under fluorescent lights with some Neps in higher humidity. They definitely need to be moved. They’ve never flowered for me and growing them like phals was probably why they never flowered. I’ll have to do a little bit more reading on the Aerangis citrata, the Kingidium deliciosum, and the Tuberolabium kotoense to determine if those need to go in cases or can be left where they are. I suspect they will all have to be moved into cases.
I don’t currently have any phrags. I’ve never even tried to grow one before based on my notes. I looked them up and about all I can say is very impressive… if they really will be ok in low light and low humidity at room temps. There’s a Phragmipedium caudatum that looks particularly choice but I found photos of others that look really awesome. I think I am going to really like this genus.
The Pleurothalis I really liked was fastidiosa but it might be iffie for me with higher light requirements as listed at that andy’s site
Based on the little bit of poking around I’ve done, Mexipedium and Selenipedium would both be out for me. Spectacular plants though.
Here are orchids I have tried to grow in the past with my paphs and phals that I bombed out on and had to give away-
Bletilla (loved these, they didn’t love me)
Cymbidium
Most Dendrobium
Epidendrum
Miltonia
Sobralia
Stenoglottis
Here are orchids that I recently tried to grow and am bombing out on that will be passed on to other people-
Brassia
Miltassia
In looking at that Andy’s site, I’d love to try Laelia but wouldn’t dare now since those orchids seem to have similar light and humidity requirements to orchids I’ve bombed out on before.
I think for now I need to focus on a few more paphs and the addition of phrags that can evidently easily be grown in the space I have with a few pleuros for my cases. There are far more orchids that I can grow with the addition of phrags than I ever imagined. Opens up a whole new world to me.
I’m actually starting to sort things out. Thank you to both Erics.