Masdevallia hydrae

Masdevallia hydrae was described by Luer (1980) and is known from southern Ecuador, with three GBIF records between 2000 and 2700 m in Loja, Zamora and the central Andes. Its records sit in cool montane forest where days stay near 21 to 23 C and nights fall to 10 to 12 C all year, so it is a cool-intermediate grower that resents heat.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 of humid montane cloud forest in the southern Ecuadorian Andes, presumably on mossy trunks and branches in bright shade; habitat detail beyond the collection sites is not published in sources found.

GBIF records lie at 2000 to 2700 m (median 2000 m), around Loja and in the central Andes near 1.5 S.

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.