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Masdevallia floribunda

One of the northernmost and most warmth-tolerant Masdevallia, found from southern Mexico to Honduras and Costa Rica. It grows as an epiphyte in moist forest at around 1,000 m and produces many small, pale, spotted flowers. It is easier than Andean masdevallias, but it still wants shade, constant moisture and cool nights.

Masdevallia floribunda
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

A small epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in moist montane and premontane forest.

Recorded elevations are 16–2,452 m, with a median of 1,000 m.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasCosta Rica

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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.