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Angraecum magdalenae

A Madagascan highland Angraecum with large, fragrant white flowers, growing on rocks in humus and moss pockets at about 1,150 to 1,700 m. It wants cooler conditions than most Angraecum: mild days, cool nights, bright shade, and a cooler, drier winter.

Angraecum magdalenae
Photo: Elena Gaillard from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Lithophytic or terrestrial in humus collected among rocks and shrubs on the central highlands, often on quartzite or granite outcrops, in partial shade. Based on the genus literature and the highland records.

Recorded at 1,155 to 1,674 m, median about 1,530 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.