Paphiopedilum armeniacum

The apricot-yellow slipper orchid, endemic to western Yunnan and largely confined to the Nu Jiang (Salween) valley, where it grows on limestone among rocks and scrub. It spreads by creeping stolons, has mottled leathery leaves and carries a single rounded yellow flower about 9 cm across. In cultivation it needs cool to intermediate temperatures, a cool drier winter, bright shade and a very well-drained limestone-enriched mix.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Limestone outcrops, cliffs and rocky, brushy slopes, growing in humus-filled crevices or on thin soil over limestone among shrubs, which give broken shade.

Mountain valley slopes in western Yunnan; the Flora of China records it at roughly 1,400-2,100 m, though this was not confirmed in the sources opened for this profile.

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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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.