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Vanda griffithii

A Himalayan Vanda described by Lindley in 1851, recorded at about 1500–2300 m in Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. It is a cool-growing Vanda with a cold, dry, bright winter and a warm, very wet monsoon summer.

Vanda griffithii
Photo: Phuentsho https://biodiversity.bt/user/show/62 [Accessed date May 25, 2021]., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of Himalayan montane forest. Microhabitat notes were not available in the sources we could open.

Recorded sites are at about 1510–2310 m.

East HimalayaNepal

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.