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Angraecum eichlerianum

A vigorous, vine-like Angraecum from the lowland rainforests of west-central Africa, making long leafy stems that scramble through the canopy and bearing large green and white flowers. It wants warm, humid, bright-shade conditions all year with no real rest.

Angraecum eichlerianum
Photo: Maëlis, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Monopodial epiphyte whose long stems climb and scramble through trees in humid lowland and submontane forest, often near rivers and forest edges.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,120 m, median about 540 m.

GabonCameroonNigeriaEquatorial GuineaCongoDR CongoCentral African RepublicAngola

🔒 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.