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Orchids Partly documented

Phragmipedium schlimii

A small pink-flowered slipper orchid from the western and central Andes of Colombia, growing on wet, shaded banks and rocks near streams at mid elevations. It wants steady intermediate temperatures, constant moisture and high humidity all year, with no dry rest.

Phragmipedium schlimii
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial or lithophytic on moist, mossy banks, seepage slopes and rocks close to streams in humid premontane and lower montane forest, usually in partial shade.

Records span 900–3413 m with a median of 1710 m; most plants grow around 1200–1900 m, and the extremes are probably mislocated.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.