Paphiopedilum polystigmaticum

A natural hybrid slipper orchid named by Reichenbach in the 19th century; GBIF lists it as Paphiopedilum ×polystigmaticum. Kew places it in Assam, where its likely relatives in the insigne group grow on cool, shaded limestone hills; grow it cool to intermediate with a drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No wild habitat is documented here; assumed like the north-east Indian slipper orchids of section Paphiopedilum, on mossy limestone or humus in shaded hill forest.

Unknown; the climate site (about 80 m in the Barak valley) was chosen only from the region and is far lower and hotter than the hills such slipper orchids inhabit.

Assam

🔒 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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