Phragmipedium longifolium

A tall, long-leaved slipper orchid that grows from Costa Rica to Ecuador. Its flower spikes keep producing green-and-rose blooms one after another. Like other Phragmipedium it grows on constantly wet banks, seeps and stream margins, so it wants soft water, wet roots and bright, filtered light.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

It grows on wet rock, gravelly stream banks, seepage slopes and road cuts in wet forest, often in moving water and with partial sun.

Records run from near sea level to about 2400 m, with a median near 900 m: mostly premontane wet forest.

Costa RicaPanamaColombiaEcuadorBrazil (North and West-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 2.5 licence, unmodified.