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Coelogyne ovalis

A widespread Himalayan and Indochinese Coelogyne with chains of slender pseudobulbs and fringed lip, recorded from Uttarakhand and Nepal east to Yunnan and Vietnam, mostly around 1,000 to 1,500 m. It wants a warm wet summer and a cool, drier winter in bright light.

Coelogyne ovalis
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on trees and mossy rocks in subtropical and lower montane broadleaf forest; habitat detail here comes from its range and related Himalayan Coelogyne rather than species-specific reports.

Recorded from about 375 to 2,740 m, median about 1,325 m (8 records with elevation).

West HimalayaNepalEast HimalayaAssamBangladeshTibetMyanmarChina South-CentralThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.