Vanda celebica

A Vanda described by Rolfe in 1899 from Sulawesi, recorded mostly from the Minahasa area of North Sulawesi and Gorontalo, including a 1929 collection on the sea shore of the Lembeh Strait. It is a hot lowland plant: warm days and nights all year, strong light and steady 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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from coastal and lowland forest in North Sulawesi, one label reading 'sea shore'. Assumed to grow on exposed branches like other lowland vandas.

Lowland: records from sea level; the two measured sites are at 0 and about 430 m.

SulawesiBorneo

🔒 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.