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Paphiopedilum victoria-mariae

Paphiopedilum victoria-mariae is a slipper orchid endemic to western Sumatra around Bukittinggi. It belongs to the group whose tall spikes open flowers one after another over many months. It wants warm-intermediate, humid, shaded conditions and a free-draining mix that never dries out completely.

Paphiopedilum victoria-mariae
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial or lithophytic slipper orchid of the West Sumatran highlands around Bukittinggi. Detail on the microhabitat was not available, so the shade and humus-rich substrate are inferred from related Paphiopedilum.

Bukittinggi sits at about 900 m in the Barisan Mountains, and the plants probably grow at or above that altitude. The reference climate point is at only 82 m.

Sumatera

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.