Coelogyne fimbriata

An easy, free-flowering miniature Coelogyne from southern China to the eastern Himalaya and Indochina, making creeping mats of small pseudobulbs. It wants bright shade, a warm wet summer and a cool, drier winter 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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees, occasionally on rocks, in lower montane forest; forms spreading colonies along a creeping rhizome.

Literature gives 900–1500 m; GBIF records span 400–1850 m, median 1175 m.

ChinaVietnamLaosMyanmarNepalAssamHainanTibet

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.