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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Masdevallia civilis

A Peruvian Masdevallia described in 1854, with fleshy, tubular flowers. Like most of the genus it grows in cool, humid Andean montane forest. The measured climate comes from a lowland stand-in site and is far too hot to use.

Masdevallia civilis
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in the Andes of Peru, presumably as a terrestrial, lithophyte or low epiphyte in montane forest like its relatives. No habitat details were reachable.

No elevation is on record. The stand-in site is at 273 m, well below where Masdevallia grow; assume roughly 2,000-3,000 m.

Peru

🔒 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.