Masdevallia cacodes

Masdevallia cacodes is a small cool-growing epiphyte from the Andes of Antioquia, Colombia, named for the unpleasant smell of its flowers. The two wild records place it near 1950 m in a wet, even climate with days around 21 C and nights near 13 C the year round.

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

Epiphyte in wet montane cloud forest of the Cordillera Central, on mossy branches in shaded, misty conditions; typical of the small Antioquian Masdevallia described by Luer and Escobar.

The recorded site is at about 1950 m in northern Antioquia; the species is likely confined to a narrow band of cloud forest around that height.

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.