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Aerangis modesta

A small epiphytic Aerangis from Madagascar and the Comoros, growing on twigs and branches in humid forest at middle elevations. It wants shade, constant humidity and good air movement, with a cooler but still moist winter.

Aerangis modesta
Photo: de:User:Badlydrawnboy22, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of humid evergreen forest, generalised from the genus and the recorded elevations.

Recorded at 342–1609 m, median 1039 m.

MadagascarComoros

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 de licence, unmodified.