Sign in Start free
Species library › Coelogyne › Coelogyne brunnea
Orchids Partly documented

Coelogyne brunnea

A small Coelogyne of montane forest in southern China, northern Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, close to the Coelogyne fuscescens group. It expects a warm, wet monsoon summer and a cool, bright, dry winter, which most growers find triggers flowering.

Coelogyne brunnea
Photo: sunoochi, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Generalised from the genus and the measured sites (about 1180 and 1670 m): epiphytic on trees or mossy rocks in seasonally dry montane forest.

Measured sites at about 1180 m (Yunnan) and 1670 m (northern Thailand).

China (Yunnan)LaosMyanmarThailandVietnam

🔒 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

Grow Coelogyne brunnea? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Coelogyne

Coelogyne miniata Coelogyne fimbriata Coelogyne imbricata Coelogyne cristata Coelogyne suaveolens Coelogyne cobbiana Coelogyne pandurata Coelogyne bracteosa Coelogyne flaccida Coelogyne glumacea Coelogyne barbata Coelogyne ignisiflora All 600 →

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.