How to Grow Vandas / Living Knitted Sculpture

When indoors, place the vandas in an airy location where the sun can shine on them behind a lace curtain. Keep it out of the direct path of air blown by an air conditioner or heater. When outdoors, keep the vandas in a location out of direct sunlight between the spring and fall seasons, when outdoor temperatures are high. Once outdoor temperatures start falling under 15°C, bring them inside to a bright, warm indoor location early on. Ideally, the indoor temperature should be 15°C or higher. Keep the vandas out of locations that do not fall under 15°C even at night. ★Tip Vandas love the sun. However, when they are exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time, their leaves burn, change color, and become brittle.

Throughout the year, submerge the roots in water in their entirety, particularly the thick yellow-green roots growing towards the top, for roughly 30 sec. to 1 min. You can also directly water the roots using a faucet. Ideally, you should water your vandas twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, from spring up through fall, and once in the morning or night during winter. The state of dryness differs according to you orchids’ surroundings. Adjust the frequency of watering and the amount of water you use when doing so according to the situation. ★Tip When narrow wrinkles become visible on the leaves, it is a sign that they are dry. Sink the vandas up to the tips of the leaves in the daytime and dry them off in an airy location at night. The appearance of new bright green roots at the end of the roots indicates that the vandas are healthy.

Q: I want to grow vandas indoors. However, there is nowhere inside where sunlight shines from behind lace curtains. What should I do? A: As it is better to keep vandas out of strong sunlight, placing them by a window facinig north is a wise alternative. At the same time, vandas cannot grow with too little sunlight. If you find it difficult to give them sufficient sunlight, one solution is to use a growth lamp. Q: When I water my vandas, the water drips down, causing the area underneath to get dirty. What should I do? A: Keep the amount of water when watering your vandas to just enough for it to trickle down. One viable option is watering your vandas in the bathroom in the morning, moving them to a bright location in the afternoon, giving them a shower in the bathroom at night to water them again, and leaving them there in the bathroom overnight. Q: The leaves of my vandas have become wrinkled and yellow in color. What should I do? A: You may not be watering your vandas with enough water. Submerge them in water up to the tip of the leaves during the day and dry them off in an airy location at night.