Masdevallia corderoana

Masdevallia corderoana F.Lehm. & Kraenzl. is a very high-elevation Ecuadorian species: wild records sit at 3000 to 3530 m in Carchi, Azuay and Loja, where days are only about 13 C and nights fall to 4 to 5 C. It is a plant for a genuinely cold grower, not an intermediate windowsill.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Elfin forest edge, mossy shrubs and open paramo-like slopes near the treeline; Masdevallias at this elevation grow as small tufts on mossy branches or among moss and grass on the ground, in open, cloud-swept light.

Recorded at 3000 to 3530 m, median 3300 m, from 14 georeferenced records.

EcuadorCarchiAzuayLoja

🔒 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.