Aerides crassifolia

A compact Aerides with short, very thick leaves, from the seasonally dry forests of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Its fragrant magenta flowers come in spring, after a cool, dry winter. Mimicking that drier, cooler rest is the key to getting it to flower.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in monsoon forest at low to middle elevations, often on trees in fairly open, deciduous or semi-deciduous woodland.

Recorded sites lie at about 200–900 m.

AssamLaosMyanmarThailandVietnam

🔒 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.