Masdevallia elachys

Masdevallia elachys Luer is a tiny Bolivian species known from the cloud-forest belt around 2500 m in the Andes of Santa Cruz department. It is a cold to cool grower with a marked night drop and a drier, cooler winter; little beyond the original description is published.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed a miniature tufted epiphyte of mossy, fog-bathed Andean cloud forest, as for its small relatives from the same belt; no specific habitat notes are available to us.

Three wild records at 2500 to 2600 m.

BoliviaSanta Cruz

🔒 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

Grow Masdevallia elachys? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Masdevallia

Masdevallia veitchiana Masdevallia davisii Masdevallia unguentum Masdevallia sumapazensis Masdevallia ionocharis Masdevallia goliath Masdevallia odontocera Masdevallia bicolor Masdevallia coccinea Masdevallia uniflora Masdevallia floribunda Masdevallia mejiana All 686 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.