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Aerides roebelenii

A Philippine Aerides with fragrant, fringed-lipped flowers that is usually reported from mid-elevation forest on Luzon, so it grows best a little cooler than lowland Aerides. Give it bright filtered light, intermediate temperatures, high humidity and a mount or basket.

Aerides roebelenii
Photo: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in hill and lower montane forest; reported mainly from northern Luzon, though wild locality data are scarce.

Generally cited from mid elevations (roughly 500–1,500 m); no recorded elevations in the data.

Philippines

🔒 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.