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Coelogyne globosa

A Coelogyne of Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands, recorded in mild, wet hill-forest conditions. Grow it as an intermediate epiphyte with high humidity and slightly less water in the drier mid-year months.

Coelogyne globosa
Photo: Smith, J. J., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Few records carry an elevation; the climate suggests hill to lower montane elevations.

JavaSumatraLesser Sunda IslandsIndonesia

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.