Masdevallia discolor

Masdevallia discolor is a small cool-growing epiphyte of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, collected between about 2400 and 2800 m in Cundinamarca, Boyaca and Santander. It wants cool days, cold nights around 9-10 C, high humidity and moving air, and is a poor choice for a warm room.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in cool, wet montane cloud forest and forest edges of the eastern Andes of Colombia.

Herbarium records carry 2399 m (Vereda La Concepcion), 2516 m (Supata), 2500 m (Vado Hondo) and 2800 m (between Fosca and Gutierrez).

ColombiaCundinamarcaBoyacaSantander

🔒 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.