Vanda arbuthnotiana

A Vanda described by Kraenzlin in the Gardeners' Chronicle in 1892 from Malabar in southwest India. GBIF has no occurrence records, so its habitat and elevation are undocumented here. Grow it like other Vanda of the Western Ghats: bright, warm, very wet in the monsoon and drier from December to March.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Not documented in the sources checked. It is assumed to be an epiphyte in the bright, monsoon-wet forests of the Western Ghats.

Unknown.

🔒 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.