Masdevallia gargantua

Masdevallia gargantua is a Colombian cloud-forest species of the cool Andes, grown for large, dark reddish-brown flowers on a compact plant. It is a cold-to-cool grower that wants nights around 10 C, bright shade, near-saturated air and a constant breeze; the lowland climate attached to the record here is a placeholder and should be ignored.

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 in high, wet Andean cloud forest of Colombia, on mossy trunks and branches in cool, misty, dappled light; the exact localities are not recorded in the data.

No elevation is recorded; the species is generally reported from cool montane forest around 2000-2600 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.