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Masdevallia dalessandroi

A little-known Masdevallia described by Luer in 1985 from the cloud forests of Zamora-Chinchipe in south-eastern Ecuador, collected at 1,800–2,000 m.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slope near the Loja–Zamora divide, where moss-laden trees sit in cloud for much of the day. Growth form is inferred from the genus and its neighbours there; the specimen labels give only elevation.

Three specimen records at 1,800–2,000 m in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador.

EcuadorZamora-Chinchipe

🔒 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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