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Coelogyne speciosa

A medium-sized epiphytic Coelogyne from the mountain forests of Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas, with large, nodding flowers produced one or two at a time over a long season. It wants intermediate-to-cool, humid, evenly moist conditions and bright shade, without a hard dry rest.

Coelogyne speciosa
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Grows on tree trunks and branches in humid montane forest, where it gets filtered light and frequent cloud and rain.

Reported from roughly 700 to 2,000 m; the measured sites span about 80 to 1,850 m, with most weight at 550 to 1,850 m.

SumatraJavaLesser Sunda Islands

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.