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Coelogyne asperata

A large, warm-growing Coelogyne widespread from Malaya and Sumatra to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, mostly in the lowlands. It wants steady heat, high humidity, bright filtered light and water all year, with no rest.

Coelogyne asperata
Photo: Linden, Jean Jules; Lüddemann, G.; Planchon, Jules-Emile; Reichenbach, H. G., Public domain, 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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, sometimes on rocks, in humid lowland and hill forest; most records are below about 600 m.

Recorded at 55–1600 m, median 400 m (15 records with elevation).

MalayaSumatraJavaBorneoPhilippinesSulawesiMalukuNew GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsSanta Cruz Islands

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.