| The short answer is that there's no one "right" way to grow orchids. It probably doesn't matter whether you put your phal ( aka moth orchid) in morning sun, afternoon sun, neither, or both, as long as it doesn't get so much light (actually heat) that it burns the leaves, or so little light that it can't perform photosynthesis. Phals can actually do fine without any direct sun as long as they get a decent amount of light. You don't say where you're located, but sun in Florida or S. CA is much different from sun in Maine or Seattle. If the plant is getting direct sun, just feel the leaf. If it feels very warm or hot, that means there's a danger of sunburn, so get the plant out of the sun and find a spot with more indirect lighting. Since everyone's conditions are different, there's a lot to be said for the trial and error method. |