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Masdevallia lauchiana

Masdevallia lauchiana Hort. Sander is a horticultural trade name with no wild records; it is almost certainly a variant spelling of Masdevallia laucheana J.Fraser, a small Costa Rican mid-elevation epiphyte. This profile follows M. laucheana: intermediate temperatures, bright shade, high humidity and constant moisture.

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.

None recorded under this name; M. laucheana is recorded at 825–1,560 m.

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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