Masdevallia barrowii

Masdevallia barrowii is a small Ecuadorian species described by Luer in 2002 and rarely seen outside specialist collections. The climate site sits at 1,215 m on the wet eastern Andean slope near Baños, where the air is saturated almost every day and temperatures barely change through the year; grow it as an intermediate, very humid, evenly moist plant.

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

Wet montane forest on the Amazon-facing slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, as a small epiphyte on mossy branches in deep humidity.

Not measured; the climate site is at 1,215 m. Ecuadorian Masdevallia of this slope span roughly 1,000 to 2,500 m, so plants from higher up will want cooler nights than the figures here.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.