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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Masdevallia gorgona

Masdevallia gorgona is an old name now treated as Dracula gorgona, a Colombian cloud-forest orchid with hairy, pendent flowers. Grow it as a cool, shaded, constantly moist Dracula in a basket so the flowers can hang through.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Dracula gorgona grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks in humid, shady montane forest, where air is cool and almost always near saturation.

Not measured here; Colombian Draculas of this group are generally recorded from roughly 1500 to 2500 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.