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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Angraecum ferkoanum

A little-documented Madagascan Angraecum known from a handful of records in western and eastern Madagascar. Grow it as a warm-growing epiphytic Angraecum: bright filtered light, warm wet summers and a cooler, drier winter with a clear night drop.

Angraecum ferkoanum
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in Madagascan forest; most records come from about 200 m in the west, with others in the eastern hills near 450–950 m. Habitat detail is inferred from the records and the genus.

Recorded at about 197 m; other sites near 440 and 940 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.