Masdevallia impostor

Masdevallia impostor, described by Luer and Escobar in 1979, is a small Colombian epiphyte of wet montane forest also listed for Ecuador and Venezuela. Its records sit at about 1270 to 1750 m in Antioquia, Chocó and the south, which makes it an intermediate grower that likes constant moisture and no dry season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in wet premontane and lower montane forest of the western and central Colombian Andes, in shade under the canopy.

Georeferenced records lie between about 1270 and 1755 m.

ColombiaEcuadorVenezuelaAntioquiaChocóCauca

🔒 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.