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Orchids Partly documented

Paphiopedilum ooii

A multi-flowered slipper orchid known only from Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo, where it grew on serpentine (ultramafic) cliffs and eroded slopes near rivers. It carries 4–12 flowers about 3 cm across on stems up to 1.5 m in winter. It differs from its relative P. kolopakingii in its shorter sepals, twisted petals and white staminode. Only about 40 plants were ever recorded, and the single population had been lost to poaching by 2015, so any plant in cultivation is precious.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It is a lithophyte on rocks, cracks and cliff crevices near rivers and on slopes of eroded serpentine. It is thought to be an obligate ultramafic species, growing only on these nutrient-poor, metal-rich rocks.

Recorded at 600–1100 m and 1500–1600 m on Mount Kinabalu.

Borneo (Sabah, 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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