Coelogyne contractipetala

A rarely recorded Coelogyne from the mountains of western Sumatra, with records near Gunung Kerinci. Treat it as a cool-to-intermediate montane orchid that needs constant moisture, high humidity and no dry season. The measured climate is from an implausibly high site and is far too cold to copy.

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

Presumably an epiphyte or lithophyte in wet montane forest, as is typical of Sumatran highland Coelogyne. No microhabitat details were found.

The single climate site was placed at 3,551 m near the summit of Kerinci, which is almost certainly above the real habitat; montane forest Coelogyne there usually grow at about 1,500 to 2,500 m.

Sumatera

🔒 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.