Paphiopedilum maudiae

Paphiopedilum Maudiae is a man-made primary hybrid (P. callosum × P. lawrenceanum, registered around 1900), not a wild species, and gave its name to the whole group of mottled-leaf 'Maudiae-type' slippers. It is one of the easiest Paphiopedilum to grow: warm to intermediate, low light, evenly moist.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It has no wild habitat. Its parents are terrestrial slipper orchids of shaded, humus-rich forest floor: P. callosum in Indochina and P. lawrenceanum in northern Borneo.

Not applicable to the hybrid; both parents grow at low to moderate elevations, roughly 300–1,300 m.

🔒 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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