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Masdevallia ensata

Masdevallia ensata Rchb.f. is a cool-growing species of the high Andean cloud forests of Venezuela and Colombia, recorded from the Merida Andes and from Narino or Putumayo at roughly 2100 to 2600 m. It wants cool days, cold nights, high humidity and moisture in every month.

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

Presumed an epiphyte of mossy, fog-bound Andean cloud forest at the elevations of its records; no detailed habitat notes are available to us.

Climate sites at about 2100 m in southern Colombia and 2580 m in the Venezuelan Andes.

ColombiaVenezuelaMeridaNarino

🔒 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.