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Masdevallia fulvescens

Masdevallia fulvescens is a cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte of Costa Rica's Cordillera Central, with Colombia added by Kew's checklist. The two wild records sit at 1750-1830 m where days stay near 19-21 C and nights near 12-14 C in near-saturated air; it needs a cool, humid, breezy spot and never a warm room.

Masdevallia fulvescens
Photo: Florence H. Woolward (illustrator); B.S. Marquess of Lothian (editors), Public domain, 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

Epiphyte on mossy branches in wet montane cloud forest and forest edge on the Caribbean-influenced slopes of the Cordillera Central, in bright shade with frequent mist.

Both Costa Rican records fall between 1750 and 1830 m, near Zarcero and the Cartago highlands; the elevation in Colombia is unrecorded.

Costa RicaColombiaAlajuelaCartago

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.