How much light do Chinese orchids need to be suitable?

They vary according toorchidspecies, season, time, and weather. Generally,orchidsare divided into 3 groups: (1) Lightly shadedorchids need 70%-80% of sunlight intensity to be shaded out. (2) Moderately shaded orchids: shade out 80%-85% of sunlight intensity. (3) Heavily shaded orchids: shade out 85%-90% of sunlight intensity. Epiphytic orchids need more light than terrestrial orchids. More shade is needed in summer than in other seasons, and no shade or little shade in winter. There should be more sunlight in the morning and evening every day, and shade at noon. More shade on sunny days, no shade on cloudy days. The commonly seenCymbidium goeringii，Cymbidium faberirequire a relatively high shade level in summer, which should be 70-80%;Cymbidium ensifoliumthen needs more light, and the shade level can be between 60%-70%;Cymbidium sinensethen needs about 85%. (Wu Yingxiang)