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Coelogyne cavaleriei

A cool-growing Chinese Coelogyne from forests of the Yunnan–Guizhou plateau and Guangxi, epiphytic on trunks or growing on mossy rocks. It grows in the warm, wet monsoon summer and expects a cool, bright and markedly drier winter, which is usually what triggers flowering.

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

Epiphytic on tree trunks or lithophytic on mossy rocks in montane broadleaf forest. Inferred from the measured sites and the genus; little species-specific detail is published.

Records with elevation sit at about 2,300 m; the measured sites range from 800 to 2,330 m.

YunnanGuizhouGuangxiHainan

🔒 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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