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Masdevallia abbreviata

Masdevallia abbreviata is a small cool-growing epiphyte of Andean cloud forest in Ecuador and Peru, recorded in Ecuador around 2000-3500 m. It needs cool days, cold nights, high humidity and steady air movement, and will sulk in a warm room.

Masdevallia abbreviata
Photo: Florence H. Woolward (illustrator); B.S. Marquess of Lothian (editors), Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in montane cloud forest and forest edges of the Andes, in bright shade and near-constant mist.

Ecuador records fall between about 2000 and 3500 m, on both the western slope of Pichincha and the southern Andes near Loja.

EcuadorPeruPichinchaLoja

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.