| Colorado Atrium
What a great idea for a topic! Here is my 'setup'. I'm a newbie so don't have many plants... yet!
I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado (elevation 7,000'). Our climate is very dry and our temperatures are unpredictable (this week we will have highs ranging from 40F one day to 70F the next). Night time temps are generally in the 20s and 30s. Summers here can be intensely hot, then again I've seen it snow in June. Thankfully, I have a new townhouse with a great atrium. All my orchids are indoors.
The atrium is 10' x 22' (north/south) with no windows. The ceiling is 10' high with 3 3'x6' skylights evenly spaced. Due to the angle of the sun the north end is the brighter light, the south end gets only indirect light. Temp ranges are ~63F at night and ~75F day. I mist every morning, use humidity trays on all plants and have a fountain and humidifer on the south end. One more note, the south end contained a flower bed when I moved in, so I'm able to soak the soil (under the rocks) for added moisture. I've been in this house for 6 months and so far so good. The white phal (north wall picture) bloomed (Jan 20th) for the first time in 3 years.
Pic 1: south wall
Pic 2: southeast corner (paphs and phrags)
Pic 3: southwest corner
Pic 4: north wall closeup (cym, howeara, phals)
Pic 5: west north stairway entrance
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