Phragmipedium talamancanum

A Central American slipper orchid from Costa Rica and Panama, related to the Phragmipedium longifolium group. Plants in this group grow on wet banks and road cuts. It wants bright filtered light, warm-intermediate temperatures, constant moisture with pure water and high humidity.

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

There are no wild records. Plants of the longifolium group grow on seepy banks, rock faces and stream sides in humid forest, often in fairly open positions with water running past the roots.

No elevation is recorded; the two climate points are at 45 m and 540 m. The name suggests the Talamanca region, where the related species grow at roughly 300–1,500 m.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 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.