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

Phalaenopsis lotubela

A natural hybrid moth orchid described from Sumatra in 2018. Almost nothing is published on its habitat, so these conditions come from the measured lowland Sumatran climate and from the warm-growing Sumatran Phalaenopsis it derives from.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed an epiphyte of humid lowland forest like other Sumatran Phalaenopsis. There are no wild records with coordinates.

Not recorded; the measured site is lowland, about 80 m.

Sumatra

🔒 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.