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Phalaenopsis medogensis

A Phalaenopsis described in 2022 from Mêdog (Motuo) County in south-east Tibet, where the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge carries warm, wet monsoon air far north. The measured climate in the data is from the high Tibetan plateau and does not apply; grow it as a subtropical, monsoon-season epiphyte with a cool, drier winter.

Phalaenopsis medogensis
Photo: Xiaohua Jin and Chongbo Ma, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Mêdog lies in deep, humid valleys of evergreen subtropical forest on the southern slope of the Himalaya; the plant is presumed epiphytic there, like its relatives. The original description was not read.

Not recorded here; forest in Mêdog runs from about 600 to 2,500 m.

Tibet

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.