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Masdevallia laucheana

Masdevallia laucheana J.Fraser (1894) is a small Costa Rican epiphyte of mid-elevation cloud and premontane forest, recorded mostly around 1,500 m. It wants intermediate temperatures, bright shade, high humidity and a constantly moist medium.

Masdevallia laucheana
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

An epiphyte of humid premontane and lower montane forest in the Costa Rican cordilleras, growing on mossy trunks and branches under a canopy.

Recorded at 825–1,560 m, median 1,500 m (8 records).

Costa Rica

🔒 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.