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Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis

Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis
Photo: China edcp location map.svg Uwe Dedering derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0

Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis is an epiphytic moth orchid species with pale yellow, widely opening flowers that bloom in August. It grows on trees in humid evergreen forest and is best cared for as a warm, humid, shaded houseplant with careful watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water thoroughly when the potting medium nearly dries out, and let excess drain away so the roots never sit in water.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid bark or sphagnum-based mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Assam (Mizoram) to China (SW. Yunnan) and Thailand
Climate
wet tropical

About

Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis, also known as 盈江羽唇兰 (ying jiang yu chun lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to China South-Central.

Where it grows

Flowering occurs in August. The plants are found in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 1300–1400 m.

Other Phalaenopsis plants

Phalaenopsis subg. Hygrochilus · Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus · Moth orchid · Phalaenopsis amboinensis · Phalaenopsis aphrodite · Phalaenopsis appendiculata · Phalaenopsis bastianii · Phalaenopsis bellina · Phalaenopsis boulbetii · Phalaenopsis buyssoniana · Phalaenopsis cacharensis · Phalaenopsis celebensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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