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Masdevallia hortensis

Masdevallia hortensis is a Colombian Masdevallia of the Western and Central Cordilleras around the Risaralda-Choco-Antioquia border, at roughly 2400-2700 m. It is a cool grower: days near 16-17 C, nights near 10 C, and very humid, very wet cloud forest.

Masdevallia hortensis
Photo: Brett Francis from United States of Amercia, CC BY-SA 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 in very wet montane cloud forest of the Western Cordillera and adjacent Central Cordillera of Colombia.

Records carry few elevations; the climate sites sit at 2400-2700 m.

ColombiaRisaraldaChocoAntioquia

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.