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Masdevallia heteroptera

Masdevallia heteroptera is a high-elevation Colombian Masdevallia, recorded in Antioquia, Caldas and Risaralda between about 2500 and 4100 m. It is a cold grower: days in the mid teens, nights near 7 C, and near-constant humidity.

Masdevallia heteroptera
Photo: Luis Perez from Medellin, Colombia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte and occasional terrestrial or lithophyte in high Andean cloud forest and elfin forest of the Central and Western Cordilleras of Colombia, where mist is near constant.

Recorded elevations 2463-4140 m, median 3000 m.

ColombiaAntioquiaCaldasRisaralda

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.