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Coelogyne incrassata

A Coelogyne from Sumatra, Java and Borneo, recorded from lowland to submontane forest. Grow it warm-to-intermediate, humid and evenly moist year-round.

Coelogyne incrassata
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded in humid lowland and hill-to-montane forest on Sumatra, Java and Borneo; microhabitat detail is thin, so the profile follows the measured climate and related Malesian Coelogyne.

Records range from about 370 to 1420 m.

SumatraJavaBorneoBrunei

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.