Masdevallia amanda

Masdevallia amanda (Rchb.f. and Warszewicz, 1854) is a small, densely tufted species of the cool Andean cloud forests of Colombia, with outliers in Ecuador and Venezuela, most often found around 2,000 to 2,800 m. It carries sprays of small pale flowers, often several on a stem, rather than the single large blooms of the showy species. It is a straightforward cool grower: constant humidity, cold nights and no heat.

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 Colombian Cordilleras, in the cloud belt where fog and drizzle are near daily. Colombian collections cluster around Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Caldas and Boyaca.

Recorded 0 to 3,168 m but the median is 2,500 m from 52 records; the lowland records are almost certainly mislabelled or cultivated.

ColombiaEcuadorVenezuela

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.