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Orchids Partly documented

Coelogyne foerstermannii

A warm-growing lowland Coelogyne of Borneo, Sumatra, Malaya and the Moluccas, producing upright sprays of white flowers. Give it steady heat, high humidity and bright filtered light year round, with no dry rest.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, sometimes lithophytic, of humid lowland and hill forest; measured sites lie at 100–430 m, with rain every month.

Records sit in lowland to hill forest, about 100–450 m.

BorneoSumatraPeninsular MalaysiaMaluku

🔒 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.