Aerides ringens

An epiphytic Aerides of the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka that grows through a strong monsoon cycle: wet and mild from June to November, dry and sunny in winter and spring. In cultivation it wants bright light, warm days, cooler nights in winter and a clearly drier 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

Grows on trees in evergreen and moist deciduous forest along the Western Ghats, usually on well-lit branches and trunks.

Recorded sites run from about 100 m to the high Nilgiri and Palni hills; most plants likely grow between roughly 300 and 1,500 m.

IndiaSri LankaBangladesh

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.