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Coelogyne carnea

A montane Coelogyne found widely across Malesia, from Thailand and Malaya to New Guinea. It grows at middle to high elevations in cool, constantly wet cloud forest. It wants intermediate-to-cool temperatures, high humidity and no dry rest.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Inferred from records and the genus: it grows as an epiphyte, sometimes on rocks, on mossy trunks and branches in montane rainforest and cloud forest.

Records run from about 1,070 to 3,800 m, with a median of 1,800 m.

ThailandPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoPhilippinesSulawesiLesser Sunda IslandsMalukuNew Guinea

🔒 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.