Cattleya
Bright light with no direct sun 1500 to 2000 foot candles. Keep warm 70 to 85 degrees with a night time low of 60 degrees. Water once a week and let drain completely. When transporting Cattelya type orchids, protect flowers from buising with shredded waxed paper on the leaves and secure well. Bloom about once a year; the flowers last 2 to 6 weeks depending on variety and thickness or texture of the bloom.

Cymbidium
Bright to medium light grow outdoors with an eastern facing exposure so the plants can receive direct sunlight in the morning hours when the light intensity is lower and cooler. Water once to twice weekly depending on temperature. Blooms once a year. Repot every 2 to 3 years with fine douglas fir bark 1/8th to1/4 inch.

Dendrobium
Bright light with no direct sun 2000 to 3000 foot candles. Keep warm at 75 to 85 degrees with a night time low of 60 degrees. Water once a week and let drain completely. Bloom about once a year. Plants can become top heavy, so placing plastic grow container into a terracotta pot can help to solve this problem as well as placing crushed granite rock into potting mix. Blooms about once a year and flowers last 4 to 6 weeks.

Odontoglossum
Bright light with no direct sun 2000 foot candles. Cool growing 70 to 75 degrees nighttime 50 to 55. Water once a week and allow to drain completely. Do not allow plants to dry out. Blooms once a year.

Oncidium
Bright light with no direct sun 1500 to 2000 foot candles. Generally Oncidiums like 70 to 85 degrees daytime and can go down to 55 degrees at night. Watch for bacterial black speckling on leaves witch may occur in warm growing conditions. Water once a week allowing to drain completely (let plant dry out between waterings). Blooms last about 4 weeks.

Paphiopedilum
Bright light with no direct sun 900 foot candles. Keep warm 75 to 85 degrees with nighttime low 55 to 60. Water once a week and let drain completely ( some standing water can be OK). Blooms about once a year generally mottled leaf varieties bloom in the summer.

Phaleonopsis
Bright filtered indirect light 1000 foot candles with no direct sun.Keep warm 70 to 85 degrees with a night time low of 62. Water about once a week and let drain completely out of weep holes at bottom of pot (do this with all orchids); do not allow pot to sit in standing water. Water in the early morning and keep water away from the growth crown of the plant. Use a straw to blow out any water that gets in the crown. This helps to prevent crown rot. When plant is done flowering, cut flower stem to second or third internode to encourage a second flowering or remove stem at one inch from base to allow for a new flower stem to develop. Phaleonopsis orchids bloom about once a year for 4 to 6 weeks.

Vanda/Ascocenda
Bright light with no direct sun 2000 to 3000 foot candles. Keep warm 75 to 85 degrees and nighttime low of 62. Water once a week and let drain completely. Try to keep water out of leaf at stem to help prevent stem rot. Bloom about once a year and flowers can last 8 weeks on some varieties.