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Vanda brunnea

A mainland Southeast Asian Vanda described by Reichenbach in 1868, found from Yunnan through Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Labels describe it on exposed trunks and branches in deciduous dipterocarp–oak forest, so it needs strong light and a distinct cool, dry winter.

Vanda brunnea
Photo: K. P. Wojtas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trunks and branches in open deciduous dipterocarp and oak forest, often in very exposed places; one specimen was on Shorea obtusa in mostly leafless forest.

About 350–1600 m; Thai records near 500 m and Yunnan records at 1200–1600 m.

China South-CentralLaosMyanmarThailandVietnam

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.