Orchid looks like cymbidium. Dark green color of leaves tell me about unsufficient light. I have had cymb. once. No luck with blooming, so I dont keep cymbs anymore.

I think Northern Orchid is on the money. Did the flowers resemble some of these?

Cymbidiums in a climate like say San Diego

If so, it needs more light.

That's a cymbidium. The leaves on your plant are too dark, they get to be a light green if they're getting enough light. Also, they need temperatures to drop significantly to bloom. I've gotten them to re-bloom indoors by keeping them next to a drafty window. This is before I had an outdoor growing space. This year, I'm planning on leaving them outside until it gets 40 degrees F. Anything short of freezing they seem to be OK with. Right now that it's fall I have them in full sun outside, I'm 6b too. My main obstacle has been keeping them too warm in the summer. They bloom in winter. Finally, the last thing I know about them but I haven't actually heeded is that they enjoy a great deal of water and more fertilizer than other orchids during their growing period (spring, summer). Otherwise it looks fine. I had one about that size and when I repotted I found there was practically no potting media, just an incredible amount of roots in a tight clump. These plants are tough and extreme.

Some people consider cymbs terrestial. Soft, water retentive medium is ok. Metal pot us ok too.

"Too warm in Summer". You jest! They are garden plants here. The limiting factor for some is average night temps in summer must not exceed 20C.

Day temps do not matter! I imagine that the afternoon sea breeze coming in from a cold Ocean cools them down nicely in parts of California.

Summer night temperatures where I live exceed 70F (23C?) on average. It's rare during July and August for nights to dip below that number and most are higher. And I live in the city with a concrete backyard that retains a lot of heat. No ocean breeze for me. So it's definitely not a joke! It's better than when I was growing them indoors without AC and 100 degree days though...

Just to add to the above. The 20C Average Summer Minimum temperature limit is

a true figure for many, Cymbidiums were difficult to flower in Florida so the so-called warmth tolerant types were developed. A good example of these Cymbidium Golden Elf which flowers late summer /early Autumn here.

Most are cool tolerant down to just above Zero C. but cold nights here are usually followed by sunny days so the plants warm up.

If you are space challenged and want to give them a try seek out those with miniature foliage and blooms. Some of the types with masses of miniature flowers have large foliage on large plants.