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Masdevallia fasciata

Masdevallia fasciata Rchb.f. (1881) is a Colombian species of the high Central Cordillera in Antioquia and Caldas, recorded between 2350 and 2865 m. It is a cold grower: days in the mid teens, nights under 10 C and near-saturated air all year.

Masdevallia fasciata
Photo: Luis Pérez from Medellin, Colombia, CC BY 2.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of cold, wet upper montane cloud forest around Medellin and southward into Caldas, where the trees are heavily mossed.

2350 to 2865 m, median about 2800 m, from nine wild records.

ColombiaAntioquiaCaldas

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.