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Masdevallia chaparensis

Masdevallia chaparensis is a cool-growing epiphyte from the Chapare cloud forests on the eastern Andean slope of Cochabamba, Bolivia, one of the wettest, cloudiest districts in the country. Grow it cold, wet and airy: days under 22 C, nights near 8-10 C, high humidity and a fan; it will not tolerate a warm dry room.

Masdevallia chaparensis
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Epiphyte on moss-laden trunks and branches in very wet montane cloud forest of the Chapare yungas, where cloud and drizzle are near-daily. Habitat is inferred from the locality and the genus; no published habitat notes were reachable.

The four wild records sit on the Cochabamba-Chapare escarpment; the climate sites were adjusted to about 2600-3100 m, which is the upper edge of cloud forest there. No record carries a measured elevation.

BoliviaCochabamba

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.