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

Paphiopedilum kimballianum

Paphiopedilum × kimballianum is a natural hybrid from northern Borneo, usually given as P. rothschildianum × P. dayanum. It is multifloral and wants warm, bright-shaded conditions like its parents, with some calcium in the mix.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No specific habitat data were found. The likely parents grow around Mount Kinabalu in Sabah: P. rothschildianum on steep ultramafic slopes and P. dayanum on the floor of hill forest. The hybrid presumably occurs where the two meet.

Probably 500–1200 m, where the parents' ranges overlap. This is inferred, not recorded.

BorneoSabah

🔒 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.