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

Paphiopedilum mattesii

Paphiopedilum × mattesii is a natural hybrid from Peninsular Malaysia (Pittenauer ex Roeth & Gruss, 1996), not a true species. Grow it like the warm, mottled-leaf slipper orchids of the Malay Peninsula: warm, shaded and evenly moist.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes for this hybrid were found; mottled-leaf Malayan slipper orchids grow in humus on shaded forest slopes and rocks.

Unrecorded; the climate site used is about 160 m, and Malayan Paphiopedilum range from the lowlands into the hills.

Peninsular Malaysia

🔒 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.