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Masdevallia deformis

A small, well-documented Masdevallia of the cloud forests of southern Ecuador, where it is frequent on the Loja–Zamora divide and around Podocarpus National Park at 1,750–2,800 m.

Masdevallia deformis
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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on mossy trunks and low branches in wet montane and elfin cloud forest of Zamora-Chinchipe and Loja, where fog sits on the ridges most of the day.

Recorded at 1,750–2,800 m, median 2,400 m, from 24 records with elevation.

EcuadorZamora-ChinchipeLoja

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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.