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Vanda nana

A miniature, Ascocentrum-like Vanda described by Gardiner in 2012 from Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Like its relatives it grows on branches in seasonally dry lowland forest, so it wants heat, strong light and a drier winter.

Vanda nana
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

A twig and branch epiphyte of monsoon forest, where many hosts drop leaves in the dry season. This follows the Ascocentrum-type Vandas; no species-specific field notes were reachable.

The single usable GBIF record is near sea level in eastern Thailand. The species may also grow higher; no elevations are recorded.

LaosThailandVietnam

🔒 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.