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Paphiopedilum sangii

A mottled-leaved slipper orchid (subgenus Paphiopedilum, section Barbata) endemic to Sulawesi, described by Braem in 1987. It is rare in the wild and in collections. Grow it like other warm-to-intermediate Barbata species: shaded, humid, evenly moist, in a free-draining terrestrial mix.

Paphiopedilum sangii
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial or lithophytic plant in humus and leaf litter on forest slopes, in shade. The habitat detail here is based on its section; no field notes specific to the species were found.

Unknown. The climate site is a regional reference point at 495 m, and the species is generally reported from hill forest.

Sulawesi

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.