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Masdevallia andreae

Masdevallia andreae (P. Ortiz, 2009) is a recently described Colombian endemic, published in Orquideologia and known from very few plants; it is essentially absent from cultivation. Ortiz's Colombian masdevallias come from Andean cloud forest, and this profile assumes those cool, humid conditions while saying plainly that nothing species-specific is available.

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

Presumed epiphyte in montane cloud forest of the Colombian Andes, the habitat of nearly all Colombian masdevallias; the type locality is not available to this profile.

No record carries an elevation; Colombian masdevallias are concentrated between about 1,500 and 3,000 m, and the profile assumes that band.

Colombia

🔒 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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