I have orchids growing at home and work. They are in south facing windows and don't seem to mind the sun in the afternoon. I have had several rebloom and have one at home that has been in bloom for about 3 months; several at both work and home are populating new plants at top of flower stem. I have been able to replant and get these to grow on their own. Don't know what I have done to make them grow but it's been working. The ones at work I spray with a mister a couple of times a week and the ones at home I will water and they sit on a gravel bed for mostiture from below (they are not sitting in the water) and I let all of them dry out between watering. When I tried the ice cube method it seemed to damage/freeze the roots so just mist or water now.