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Orchids Partly documented

Masdevallia adrianae

Masdevallia adrianae Luer is a little-known Ecuadorian species with no wild GBIF records and almost nothing published on its cultivation. Grow it as a cool-to-intermediate Andean cloud-forest Masdevallia: humid, airy and never dry.

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

Presumed a small tufted epiphyte of wet Andean cloud forest, like its close relatives; no habitat notes for this species are available to us.

Unknown; the climate site at 1215 m is a country placeholder and the species probably grows higher.

Ecuador

🔒 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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