Vanda 'robert's delight'

[carcinos]

I found a Vanda 'Robert's Delight' at a local orchid show, and i need info on caring for the plant. I hose down the roots every day like Trent said to in a previous post, and it is potted in a little bark with most of the roots hanging out. It is hanging outside right now. The lowest temperatures at night are 55-60 degrees. Should i bring the plant in or can i leave it outside?

P.S what does the "sib" in an orchid name mean?

 

[Tony Paroubek]

Sib generally stands for sibling. When two plants from a cross are crossed back to each other. The resulting offspring retain the original cross name.

 

[Slyfi]

Where do you live? How much humidity do the plants get? How cold can it get?

 

[Trent]

Those lows are about as low as it should get consistently. You should balance with warm humid day temps, about 80 F or more, relative humidlity above 60%.
Is the plant V. Robert's Delight x sib. ? Have you seen the flowers? If it's a seedling, and never flowered, the color expectations could be anything from dark violet to dark pink, or even hot reddish pink. There's a huge gene pool behind Robert's Delight.

Trent

 

[Guest]

Trent, the plant is just Vanda Robert's Delight. It's is not the Vamda Robert's Delight x sib. I was just asking because I have a paph lowii x sib and i wanted to know what it meant. Thanks for all your help.