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Orchids Partly documented

Angraecum germinyanum

Angraecum germinyanum is a scrambling epiphytic orchid with long, slender-tailed white flowers, recorded in the Comoros and on Réunion at about 600–1,000 m. It is an intermediate-to-warm grower that likes humid, moving air, bright shade and a slightly cooler, drier winter.

Angraecum germinyanum
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid mid-elevation forest; inferred from the records and the genus, as habitat notes for this species are sparse.

Recorded at 615–1,019 m, median 794 m.

RéunionComorosGrande ComoreAnjouan

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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 2.0 licence, unmodified.