Vanda

Vanda is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: failure to rebloom without a temperature drop trigger. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, pseudobulbs that store water and nutrients makes it one of my favour…

Someone gave me Vanda as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was providing bright indirect light away from direct afternoon sun — once that clicked, the plant tr…

I had a serious problem with aerial root desiccation in dry centrally heated rooms on my Vanda earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational. Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate extraordinary bloom longe…

My first attempt at Vanda failed — aerial root desiccation in dry centrally heated rooms got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to feeding with a half-strength orchid fer…

People describe Vanda as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. watering by soaking the pot then letting it drain fully needs consistent attention and scale insects on pseudobulbs and undersides of leaves can undermine progress quickly if ignored. Where Vanda is genuinely underrated is the beauty…

I nearly gave up on Vanda after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on providing bright indirect light away from direct afternoon sun and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a conservatory shelf with filtered light and has genuinely transformed that…

I brought Vanda home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding repotting into fresh bark medium every two or three years — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a north or …

Vanda is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of repotting into fresh bark medium every two or three years in the early stages and paid for it. crown rot from water sitti…

Vanda is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: aerial root desiccation in dry centrally heated rooms. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, wide hybridisation resulting in an almost unlimited colour range mak…

After growing Vanda for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: repotting into fresh bark medium every two or three years is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: aerial root desiccation in dry centrally heated rooms will happen and you should know how …