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Masdevallia guttulata

Masdevallia guttulata is an Ecuadorian species recorded over a wide band of the eastern Andean slope, mostly around 900 m but up to 2600 m. Most records sit low, so it is an intermediate-to-warm grower: days in the high twenties, nights near 18 to 20 C, and humid air all year.

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

Presumed an epiphyte of wet lower montane and foothill forest on the eastern Andes of Ecuador.

Recorded at 600 to 2597 m, median 900 m; most records are from the lower part of the range.

Ecuador

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.