Paphiopedilum ailaoshanense

A natural hybrid slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum × ailaoshanense) described in 2019 and named for the Ailao Shan in Yunnan. Its habitat is not documented in reachable sources; grow it as a cool-intermediate Chinese Paphiopedilum with a cool, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Habitat details are not published in reachable sources. Yunnan Paphiopedilum typically grow in humus pockets on shaded limestone slopes and in evergreen broadleaf forest, and this profile follows that pattern.

Not recorded. The Ailao Shan rise from about 1,000 to over 3,000 m, while the measured site is at 1,010 m in Guizhou.

Yunnan

🔒 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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