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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Paphiopedilum urbanianum

A critically endangered mottled-leaved slipper orchid endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, almost gone from the wild through over-collection and forest loss. It grows in moist tropical forest and is a warm-growing terrestrial in cultivation. Grow only artificially propagated plants.

Paphiopedilum urbanianum
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, 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 humus-dwelling orchid of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, according to its IUCN listing. Detailed field notes are not available in the sources we could open; like other mottled-leaved Philippine paphiopedilums it is thought to grow in leaf litter on shaded forest slopes.

Described as a lowland forest plant; no specimen elevations are available, and published elevation figures could not be checked.

Philippines (Mindoro)

🔒 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.