Phragmipedium caricinum

A small, grass-leaved slipper orchid from the Andean foothills of Bolivia and adjacent Rondônia in Brazil. It grows on rocks along and in streams. It wants warm, bright, wet conditions with its roots never drying out.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocks and gravel bars beside or in streams in foothill forest, where the roots are washed by running water. The microhabitat is inferred from genus norms and its rheophytic look.

Recorded at 375–1,000 m, median about 660 m.

BoliviaBrazil (Rondônia)

🔒 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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