Masdevallia assurgens

Masdevallia assurgens Luer & R.Escobar (1979) is a high-Andean Colombian species collected on the páramo slopes of the Nevado del Huila, Nevado del Tolima and Páramo de las Delicias at about 3,400–3,600 m.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Páramo and the elfin-forest edge of the Central Cordillera of Colombia: mossy dwarf shrubs, boulders and grass tussocks in near-permanent cloud, wind and drizzle. The plant grows terrestrially or on mossy rocks and low shrubs with its leaves held upright (the epithet means 'rising').

Specimens at 3,380 and 3,560 m; the climate sites sit at 3,560–3,570 m. One of the highest-growing Masdevallia.

ColombiaHuilaCaucaTolimaQuindío

🔒 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.