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Aerides odorata

A widespread, fragrant monopodial epiphyte of tropical South and Southeast Asia, from the Himalayan foothills to the Philippines and Lesser Sundas. It grows warm, bright and humid with heavy monsoon rain, and does best mounted or in a slatted basket with daily watering in summer.

Aerides odorata
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in lowland and hill forest, open woodland and forest edges, typically in bright, airy positions in the upper canopy.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,520 m, median about 350 m; most populations are in warm lowlands.

Andaman Is.AssamBangladeshBorneoCambodiaChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarNepalNicobar Is.

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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.