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Paphiopedilum moquetteanum

Paphiopedilum moquetteanum is a Javan slipper orchid of section Cochlopetalum that blooms in succession. It is closely related to P. glaucophyllum, and often treated as its variety. It grows on moist limestone in West Java and likes moderately bright light, intermediate warmth and a calcareous mix.

Paphiopedilum moquetteanum
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows on moist limestone cliffs and slopes among moss and humus, in partial shade, like its close relative P. glaucophyllum.

Probably about 200–700 m, the range given for P. glaucophyllum; the climate site used is about 900 m.

Java

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.