Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
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Toxicity is partly unassessed
- Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for people. RHS publishes no harm statement for this plant. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
What the sources say about its care
- Light
- Partial shadeRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Well-drainedRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Temperature
How cold this tolerates, not what it prefers. No source read for this site publishes a preferred range for a plant indoors.
H1A — warmer than 15°C 15 °CRHS · read 13 September 2026- Toxic to cats
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- No statement of harm to people is published for this plant; that absence is not evidence it is safe.RHS · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Watering
- Mist the aerial roots regularly, and water once the plant is nearly dry; roots turning pale and silvery show that watering is due.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Feeding
- Through the season, orchid fertiliser can be given at regular intervals.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Propagation
- Growing from seed is possible only under controlled laboratory conditions. Mature plants can form sideshoots (keiki); once their new roots are 2cm or longer, detach them and pot each on its own in sphagnum moss.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pruning
- Pruning is not needed. While the flowered stem is green, shorten it to a lower node to promote more flowers; once it turns yellow and dry, remove it.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Can be troubled by greenhouse thrips and other thrips, hemispherical scale and Boisduval scale. Diseases: botrytis blight.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Can be troubled by scale insects, aphids and mealybugs. Diseases: usually none. To prevent bacterial rots, keep water out of the centre of the leaf crown.RHS · read 13 September 2026
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About the plant
Phalaenopsis schilleriana is a plant of the orchid genus Phalaenopsis and an endemic species to Philippines. It is commonly cultivated as a decorative houseplant. It is an epiphytic herb with long, thick roots; mottled, fleshy leaves; and large, pink flowers. Mature plants can produce more than 100 flowers per raceme.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- Philippines (Luzon)World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026PhilippinesNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026PhilippinesRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- wet tropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- epiphyteWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Epiphyte, Herbaceous Perennial; habit horizontalNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Columnar upright, Pendulous weeping (evergreen)RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height 6–12 in; width 12–24 inNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Height 0.5-1 metres; spread 0.1-0.5 metres after 2–5 yearsRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers pink, purple/lavender, white; blooms in springNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Flowers pink in spring and winterRHS · read 13 September 2026
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Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
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