Masdevallia datura

A Bolivian species described by Luer and Vásquez in 1983, named for its large, trumpet-shaped white flower that recalls a Datura bloom. It grows as an epiphyte in Yungas cloud forest between Inquisivi and Circuata in La Paz department at 2,200–2,500 m, and wants cool nights, high humidity and shade; it is prized but not common in collections.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Epiphytic in wet montane cloud forest of the Bolivian Yungas, on mossy trunks in fog-bound forest on steep valley slopes. Specimen labels state the epiphytic cloud-forest habitat.

Specimens at 2,200–2,500 m near Circuata, Inquisivi province, La Paz.

BoliviaLa Paz

🔒 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.