Vanda chlorosantha

A small Himalayan Vanda from Bhutan and the eastern Himalaya, first described by Garay in the segregate genus Trudelia (as T. chlorosantha) and moved to Vanda by Christenson in 1992. Its Trudelia relatives (V. alpina, V. cristata) are cool- to intermediate-growing epiphytes of Himalayan montane forest. Grow it cool-intermediate, bright, and drier in winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

Known from only a few specimens from Bhutan. Assumed to be an epiphyte in montane forest, like its Trudelia relatives.

Not recorded. Related Himalayan Trudelia grow at roughly 1,000-2,000 m; the measured climate point at 3,380 m is almost certainly too high.

Eastern Himalaya (Bhutan)

🔒 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.