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Aerides timorana

An Aerides from the Lesser Sunda Islands, where a strongly seasonal climate brings a wet season from December to March and a long, sunny dry season from May to October. Grow it warm and bright, and give it a distinctly drier rest in the dry months.

Aerides timorana
Photo: Carl Ludwig Blume, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumably an epiphyte in seasonal monsoon forest and woodland on Timor and nearby islands; habitat details are not documented.

Unknown; the reference site is at about 270 m.

Lesser Sunda Islands

🔒 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.