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Masdevallia alvaroi

Masdevallia ×alvaroi Luer & R.Escobar (1978) is a natural hybrid from the cloud forests of Antioquia, Colombia, recorded near 2,100 m east of Medellín. It grows in the cool, very even, constantly humid climate typical of the Antioquian highlands, and is cultivated exactly like its cool-growing parents.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in wet montane cloud forest of the Central Cordillera around Rionegro and El Retiro, in shade on mossy trunks; a natural hybrid found among its parent species.

The one wild record is at about 2,150 m; expect it wherever the parents overlap, roughly 1,900–2,500 m.

ColombiaAntioquia

🔒 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.