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Masdevallia cerastes

Masdevallia cerastes Luer & R.Escobar is a rarely recorded cold-to-cool species from the southern Colombian Andes, known from a couple of records around 2100 m in Putumayo and Nariño. Grow it cool and humid with a slightly brighter, drier spell in August and September.

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 cloud forest on the Amazonian slope of southern Colombia, as a small tufted epiphyte on mossy bark.

About 2100 m at the one georeferenced site; no records carry an elevation.

ColombiaPutumayoNariño

🔒 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.