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Coelogyne gardneriana

A Himalayan to Indochinese epiphytic Coelogyne of seasonal montane forest, growing around 1500–1700 m where summers are warm and wet and winters cool and dry. Growers should mimic the monsoon rhythm: heavy watering in summer, a cooler, drier winter rest.

Coelogyne gardneriana
Photo: Ng ngalengshim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in seasonally dry montane forest. Habitat is inferred from the few elevation records and the general ecology of monsoonal Coelogyne.

The three records with elevation lie at 1560–1700 m.

NepalBhutanAssamBangladeshMyanmarYunnanTibetThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.