The past week and a half have been very sunny and humid without cooling (hydrating) rain. Wart fern fronds are getting seared. Creeping fig is getting burned on the wall. I've begun 'double-watering'. Dump a few liters on a large pot as much as possible without flooding the neighbors. Then, come back in 15 or 20 mins and bathe with less water but enough to keep the roots wet and able to absorb a drink. My mornings begin with coffee and the 3 gal orchid sprayer. Vandas, schomburgkia, dendrobes, everybody needs a morning shower. The v. tessellate 'wink' and Ascda John de Blase x V tessellata (ala Dr. Mote) purchased at Fairchild last year are healthy, but no blossoms. Orchids require controlled negligence. They need their space.
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