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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Masdevallia iris

Masdevallia iris (Luer & R.Escobar, 1982) is an obscure Venezuelan species known from little beyond its original description; no wild records with locality data were found. Grow it like other Venezuelan Andean Masdevallia: cool to intermediate, shaded, very humid and airy.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat not documented in sources reachable here; Venezuelan Masdevallia are almost all epiphytes of montane cloud forest, which is the assumption used.

Unknown; most Venezuelan Masdevallia grow between about 1,500 and 2,800 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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.