Although I began growing some of my orchids under lights last year, about half of my orchids hang in windows for the winter. Especially the larger plants and smaller mounts. The windows are a bit drafty and, although I have a humidifier boiling away two gallons of water per day, the humidity is far below what one would recommend for orchid growing. And the plants can feel downright cold to the touch. But here's what I have in windows this winter:
Aerangis distincta
Barkeria melanocaulon
Barkeria obovata
Barkeria spectabilis
BC Maikai 'Mayumi'
Brassavola nodosa
Cattleya intermedia
Dendrobium aphyllum
Dendrobium jenkinsii
Dendrobium nobile
Encyclia boothiana
Encyclia prismatocarpa
Encyclia tampenses
Epidendrum peperomia
Gongora atropurpurea
Gongora galeata
Gongora truncata
Lycaste nana
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Meiracyllium wendlandii
Neofinitia falcata
Ornithophora radicans
Phalaenopsis bellina
Phalaenopsis pallens
Phalaenopsis pulchra
Tolumnia sylvestris
Tolumnia tetrapetala
Tolumnia triquetra
Tolumnia variegata
All of these are either mounted or in baskets or in suspended pots. And nowhere near windowsills. The wife's cats are devastating to plants that get within reach. Some of these plants are new and the Lycaste, in particular, might not be suited to life in my windows. Many haven't bloomed yet, because almost all my orchids arrive as small seedlings. Others have spent previous winters in the windows, but happen to be under lights this year. Since a couple unused windows will provide the next and perhaps the last available growing space, I'm curious what orchids other people have grown in windows. Successfully and unsuccessfully.
Aerangis distincta
Barkeria melanocaulon
Barkeria obovata
Barkeria spectabilis
BC Maikai 'Mayumi'
Brassavola nodosa
Cattleya intermedia
Dendrobium aphyllum
Dendrobium jenkinsii
Dendrobium nobile
Encyclia boothiana
Encyclia prismatocarpa
Encyclia tampenses
Epidendrum peperomia
Gongora atropurpurea
Gongora galeata
Gongora truncata
Lycaste nana
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Meiracyllium wendlandii
Neofinitia falcata
Ornithophora radicans
Phalaenopsis bellina
Phalaenopsis pallens
Phalaenopsis pulchra
Tolumnia sylvestris
Tolumnia tetrapetala
Tolumnia triquetra
Tolumnia variegata
All of these are either mounted or in baskets or in suspended pots. And nowhere near windowsills. The wife's cats are devastating to plants that get within reach. Some of these plants are new and the Lycaste, in particular, might not be suited to life in my windows. Many haven't bloomed yet, because almost all my orchids arrive as small seedlings. Others have spent previous winters in the windows, but happen to be under lights this year. Since a couple unused windows will provide the next and perhaps the last available growing space, I'm curious what orchids other people have grown in windows. Successfully and unsuccessfully.