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Cypripedium lichiangense

A rare spotted-leaved lady's slipper of the high mountains around Lijiang in northwest Yunnan, extending to southwest Sichuan and Myanmar. It needs a cold, dry winter dormancy, a cool moist summer and dappled shade.

Cypripedium lichiangense
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbirder/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest and scrub in the mountains, growing in humus and leaf litter; inferred from the records and related spotted-leaved Cypripedium.

Climate sites at 2444–3281 m.

ChinaYunnanSichuanMyanmar

🔒 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.