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Phalaenopsis sanderiana

A large moth orchid from Mindanao in the southern Philippines, closely related to Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis aphrodite. It is known for long arching sprays of 15–20 pale to deep pink flowers, and is a parent of many pink hybrids. It needs warm, humid, shady conditions all year, like other lowland moth orchids.

Phalaenopsis sanderiana
Photo: Alfred Cogniaux, Alphonse Goossens, Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It hangs from tree branches in humid lowland and foothill forest. Its broad, round-tipped leaves hang down, which keeps water from collecting in the crown.

Herbarium labels say 'low altitude, on tree branches'. Most observations are from Mindanao lowlands and foothills. It is usually treated as a species of low elevations, below about 500 m.

Philippines: Mindanao

🔒 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.