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Orchids Partly documented

Angraecum didieri

A small Malagasy angraecoid epiphyte with a single large white spurred flower, recorded mostly from the eastern escarpment forests around 1,100 m. Grow it mounted, bright but shaded, with cool nights and constant moisture in the air.

Angraecum didieri
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Twig and branch epiphyte in humid evergreen montane forest of eastern Madagascar; habitat inferred from the record cluster and the genus, as published detail is thin.

Recorded from 484 to 1,672 m, median about 1,095 m.

Madagascar

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.