Orchid Lights

For indoor planting, orchid lights are needed when there's less light during the season, typically during the cold season where there's limited sunlight, depending on where you are. If you are faced with this situation, then use artificial orchids light to help your orchid grow during those times.

Many people have successfully grown orchids indoors, with the help of artificial lights. So what are the types to be used? You can use normal fluorescent and hang t about a foot above your orchids. It is also possible to have combination of cool and warm fluorescent lights. Cool fluorescent provide more of the blue spectrum whereas the warm fluorescent lights provide more of red spectrum of light for your plants.

There are also growing light that you can use. You can buy a timer so you know how much light you have provided for your plant. Normally it is advisable to have twelve hours of light for orchids. They love light and not having enough light is one of the key factors which prevent your plant from blooming.

It is important to check with the vendor on how much light your orchids need before you buy your orchids. There are thousands of orchid species available. Each orchid species have its own little "idiosyncrasies" pertaining to suitability of environment including how much light. Note that down so that you can offer your plant the correct amount for their optimum well-being.

Besides growing light, there is also the more expensive broad spectrum light. Usually these types of lights provide the range of spectrum that is closest to that of sunlight, thereby giving your plant maximum benefit. You can get these lights at nurseries, garden supplies stores or even online. Check out with the experience staff they have on the lights.

That being said, you can still be successful with fluorescent lights. Place your plant by the window where it'll get light which is not burning. For example, having your plant at the eastern facing window is a good choice. If you don't have a choice and the sun is very strong and a window shade that partially hide the sunlight e.g. those shades which are translucent. This will protect your plant yet provide them the light that they needed.

Lisa McDonnel is an orchid enthusiast with many years of experience. For more great tips on orchid lights, visit http://www.growingorchidsindoors.net