Aerides falcata

A warm-growing epiphytic Aerides of seasonally dry lowland and low-montane forest in mainland Southeast Asia, carrying long pendent sprays of fragrant pink-and-white flowers. Grow it warm and bright with heavy summer water and a drier, slightly cooler winter.

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

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in deciduous and semi-evergreen monsoon forest, often in fairly exposed positions. This is generalised from the genus and the measured sites, as species-specific accounts are thin.

Recorded at about 300 to 900 m, median 700 m, but only four records carry an elevation.

ThailandVietnamLaosCambodiaMyanmarChina South-CentralEast HimalayaBangladesh

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.