Paphiopedilum kolopakingii

A large multifloral slipper orchid endemic to Borneo, with 8-10 strap-shaped bright green leaves and a hairy spike carrying 6-14 honeysuckle-scented flowers, more open at once than any other Paphiopedilum. The flowers have white, dark-veined sepals, green petals veined red-brown and an olive to ochre lip. It grows among rocks on steep slopes above river gorges in hill and lower montane forest.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on steep slopes in hill and lower montane forest, clustered among rocks above steep river gorges, and is recorded as lithophytic or epiphytic. The gorges keep the air humid and moving.

It grows at 600-1100 m. No GBIF records with coordinates exist for it.

Borneo

🔒 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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