Coelogyne flaccida

An epiphytic orchid of the Himalaya and southern China with pendulous sprays of fragrant white flowers in late winter or spring. It follows a strong monsoon rhythm: warm and very wet in summer, cool and dry in winter, and flowering depends on giving it that cool dry rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on tree trunks and mossy rocks in seasonal broadleaf and evergreen forest of foothills and lower montane zones. Habitat is inferred from the genus and the measured sites, not a species-specific source.

Few records carry elevations; climate sites lie at 390 to 1830 m.

NepalBhutanNortheast IndiaBangladeshMyanmarSouthern ChinaThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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.