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Masdevallia condorensis

Masdevallia condorensis was described by Luer and Hirtz in 1986 from the Cordillera del Cóndor in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, at about 1,450 m; a later specimen from Pasco, Peru, at 2,200 m suggests a wider range. Treat it as an intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte with warm days and mild nights.

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 lower-montane forest on the sandstone ridges of the Cordillera del Cóndor, a region of heavy rain and near-constant cloud. The plant grows as an epiphyte in moss in the shaded forest layer.

The Ecuadorian type region is at about 1,450 m, which is where the climate site was set; a Peruvian record is at 2,200 m.

EcuadorZamora-ChinchipePeru

🔒 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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