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Masdevallia adamsii

Masdevallia adamsii Luer is one of the very few Masdevallias north of Costa Rica, endemic to the Maya Mountains of Belize at around 1000 m. It is a warm-to-intermediate grower by the standards of the genus and one of the easiest to keep in an ordinary humid room.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

A small epiphyte of wet broadleaf montane forest on the Maya Mountain ridges, growing in moss on trunks in filtered light.

Around 1000 m in the Maya Mountains; the climate site uses that elevation.

Belize

🔒 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.