Culture 
Growing Orchids In The Home 
This information is furnished for amateurs with no previous experience in growing 
orchids. Suggestions and instructions for growing orchids in the home are as many 
and as varied as recipes for roasting meat or making a cake; delightfulresults can 
be obtained even though the procedure may vary. The modern home with its well 
lighted rooms, sunporches, picture windows, automatic heat, andinmany instances, 
air conditioning, lends itself well to the successful growing and flowering of various 
orchid plants. 
TEMPERATURES 
Orchids can be divided into three winter night temperature groups: 
1. 65° to 70° NIGHT TEMPERATURE, WARM GROWING ORCHIDS. Small 
seedlings of all varieties of orchids, Phalaenopsis, certain Vandas, and many 
others thrive and grow well in this temperature. 
2. 58° to 62° NIGHT TEMPERATURE, ORCHIDS REQUIRING INTERMEDIATE 
TEMPERATURES. The Cattleya genera of orchid which produce the lavender, 
white, and white with colored lip do their best in this temperature. These 
are the orchid blooms most generally seen in corsages. 
3. 50° to 55° NIGHT TEMPERATURE, COOL GROWING ORCHIDS. Cymbidiums, 
Zygopetalums, certain varieties of Odontoglossums, some varieties of Dend- 
robiums, Vandas, and others, do their best in this temperature. 
While the home is satisfactory for growing many varieties of orchids, we suggest 
that the beginner confine his first orchids to the intermediate type which do their 
best in a night temperature ranging between 58 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit. After 
some experience one can then try his luck at several varieties. 
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For best results place your orchid plants in the best lighted location in your home. 
Whether the best lighted room faces South, East, West or North, makes very little 
difference. During the extremely hot part of the summer it may be necessary to 
shield your plants by partially closing your venetian blinds of pulling your curtains. 
In most sections of the United States the intermediate type orchid will not require 
shading from the first of November through March 15. 
