Temperature Needs

Ideal Night Temperature Ranges

For orchids to properly grow and bloom, they require proper night-time temperatures. Below are TYPICAL guidelines for a number of different genera of orchids.

Brassavola - 55 - 70 F (12 - 21 C)

Brassia - 55 - 60 F (12 - 15 C)

Cattleya - 60 F (15 C)

Cymbidium

standard - 50 - 55 F (10 - 12 C)

miniature - 50 - 60 F (10 - 15 C)

Dendrobium - 50 - 70 F (10 - 21 C)

Encyclia - 50 - 70 F (10 - 21 C)

Epidendrum - 50 - 70 F (10 - 21 C)

Laelia - 60 - 70 F (15 - 21 C)

Ludisia - 60 - 70 F (15 - 21 C)

Masdevallia - 50 - 55 F (10 - 12 C)

Miltonia - 50 - 55 F (10 - 12 C)

Odontonglossum - 50 F (10 C)

Oncidium - 55 - 60 F (12 - 15 C)

Paphiopendilum

green leaf - 50 - 55 F (10 - 12 C)

mottled leaf - 55 - 60 F (12 - 15 C)

Phalaenopsis - 60 - 70 F (15 - 21 C)

Phragmipedium - 50 - 60 F (10 - 15 C)

Sophronitis - 50 - 60 F (10 - 15 C)

Vanda - 50 - 70 F (10 - 21 C)

 

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