Phalaenopsis mirabilis

A tiny, rarely seen epiphytic Phalaenopsis, formerly placed in Doritis and Lesliea, with a short stem, a few oval leaves notched at the tip and flowers only about 7 mm across. It grows on trees in dry evergreen forest at about 680–1300 m in Thailand and Vietnam, often along stream valleys, and flowers in September and October. Very little is published about it, so grow it like other small, warm-to-intermediate monsoon Phalaenopsis on a mount with high humidity.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in primary and old secondary, dry, evergreen broad-leaved lowland and montane forest, often in stream valleys where the air stays moister. It is known from very few localities.

Published range about 680–1300 m. GBIF holds no wild records with coordinates, so nothing was measured.

ThailandVietnamChina South-Central

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.