Bear in mind that I am weighing in from the deep south, so our temperatures and humidity may be somewhat different.
1 - none of my 3+ dozen vandas are in any kind of 'medium' - it is handy to put the roots into a basket so the plant is easier to hang, but I have some with simply a hook wired to the plant. If you add medium now, the roots will probably rot.
2 - these will dry out quickly, so unless you get daily showers, it is a good idea to water with the hose once or twice daily - early morning and early afternoon maybe. Water until the roots are dark green.
3 - what is 'mist'? Dr. Martin Motes says if you want nice big fat American roots, you water. If you want stringy sissy roots, go ahead and mist.
4 - below 60F vandaceous plants will go into a kind of suspended animation - they will stop growing until the temps warm up. Below 50F they are unhappy/at death's door.
Vandas need, in no particular order: sun, heat and water.
On the plus side, beautiful flowers, blooming frequently with dazzling bright colors.
Cheers - Nancy

i agree with what nancy said, but i'm closer to your zone and have had a lot of experience with vandas. can you tell me about your growing conditions? light, temps, watering habits, what potting mediums you're used to? what other orchids do you grow?

I grow all my vanda types in a basket with lava rock as a medium. During the heat of summer I don't want to water more than once a day. In the winter, I don't always have to water if I have no sun in the g/h.

Inside in your area, winter light might be a problem without supplemental light or a south window with lots of sun.

Brooke

Did you buy it from Oak Hill? Vanda cerulea is more cold tolerant than many. I think Nancy in Louisiana has way higher humidity than the NE/ Tri state area.
Well I regret not having gotten that Vanda from Oak Hill for 5 bucks. one was 3 plants in one.

Anyway I have been growing some Vanda seedlings. They were really cheap from Bill Asia ebay. SO not the most loved plants. The one of those that does best is in a wooden basket with some lava rock, coconut chips, LECA and a few pieces of sphag. the roots are coming through the side and bottom of the basket. It is on my fire escape in the summer.

Anyway if the one you got is the one I have seen from Oak Hill it has some coco fiber around the nice roots. I would probably put it in a basket like that or in orchid clay pot with slots on the side. would not pack the media but i would put some loose one. maybe cut some coco fiber and some bark.

Louisiana, Florida, greenhouses have high humidity and maybe misting systems.

Well I loved the Oak Hill stand, the guy was nice, gave me a break and spent 30 $ for 6 plants. wish i could spend 50 or 60 but I got a 100 $ ticket for blocking the box on my way to the holland tunnel.

low budget.
I got the $ 5 Gongora.

Hi,
Thanks for all the great info! And, Yes! I bought this vanda from Oak Hill.

My experience up until now has been only with phals. I have about 20 of them. I decided this year to try some new kinds: bought one cymbidium, one vanda, one paph.

The roots of the vanda are wrapped in coco fiber (I think that's what it is- very stringy thin brown wrapped around roots)

My growing conditions: I live an apartment with a balcony with a northern/north eastern exposure. (not ideal, i know) Sunlight hits my balcony between 6am-9am and 5pm-7pm in spring/summer/fall. I do use supplemental lighting on my indoor phals.

For now I have put the vanda (with coco fiber still attached) in a tiny pot on my balcony. I may put some large chunked bark in the pot just to hold it up. In late fall when temps start to drop below 60, I will bring it indoors and position lights on it.

This is an experiment for me. I know I may not be successful. But I'd like to try!

TIA!

I have experience with Phals but not Vanda's. Just paid $50 for a Golamco's Blue Magic "orchid Mania" from a grower in California. I have taken it out of it's medium as it looked stressed with black spots on lower leaves. I have ordered a wooden basket and fir medium. Now my Vanda is exposed with no medium in a south window and I soak it every morning until my order arrives. What do I do when my order arrives? Can the wooden basket stay on my kitchen counter or does it have to hang?

Josiane Snowmass Village CO

I also have a couple of small vandas growing in wood vanda baskets outside in the Northeast. Just trying to figure out what to do with them when I bring them inside for the winter. I have sunny southeast windows but nowhere to hang them and the roots are growing through the baskets. Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!