Cypripedium yunnanense

A pink-flowered lady's slipper from the high mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. It needs a real winter dormancy near freezing, cool summers with moist, well-drained soil, and no heat, which makes it a garden or cold-frame plant rather than a windowsill one.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open coniferous forest, scrub margins and grassy slopes in high mountains, in the manner of related pink Cypripedium.

No elevations on the records; the measured temperatures fit roughly 2,700–3,800 m.

ChinaYunnanSichuanTibet

🔒 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.