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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Paphiopedilum canhii

A small slipper orchid with tessellated leaves and single 6–8 cm flowers in March and April, found in 2009 on limestone at about 1,500 m in northern Vietnam and placed in its own subgenus, Megastaminodium. It is critically endangered, with fewer than ten mature plants known from the type locality by 2015, and is also known from Laos and Yunnan. Like all Paphiopedilum it is on CITES Appendix I, so grow only legally traded, lab-raised plants.

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

Grows on rocky limestone in mountains at about 1,500 m, rooting in humus and moss in crevices and on ledges. Karst at this elevation in northern Indochina has warm, wet summers and cool, drier winters with fog.

Wikipedia gives about 1,500 m. There are no wild GBIF records.

China South-CentralVietnam

🔒 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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