Vanda alpina

A small Himalayan Vanda, formerly placed in Luisia and Trudelia, that ranges from Nepal and the Darjeeling-Sikkim hills to northeast India, Yunnan and Vietnam. It grows in montane forest in a monsoon climate with a cool, dry winter. Grow it intermediate, with a clear winter drop in temperature and water.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in montane forest in the Himalayan foothills. This is based on its range and the measured sites; no species-specific account was checked.

The measured sites are at 628-1650 m, and the Darjeeling-Sikkim sites cluster around 750 m.

AssamChina South-CentralEast HimalayaNepalVietnamWest Himalaya

🔒 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.