Masdevallia lilliputana

Masdevallia lilliputana Cogn. (1906, Flora Brasiliensis) is a Brazilian name; the plant is now generally treated as Dryadella lilliputiana, a tiny tufted epiphyte of the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil. Grow it as a miniature intermediate epiphyte: shaded, humid and airy, with mild winter nights.

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

A miniature epiphyte of humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, on mossy twigs and trunks in shade; details here come from the genus Dryadella and that forest type, not from measured records.

No records under this name; Atlantic Forest Dryadella mostly grow in the coastal ranges at roughly 500 to 1500 m.

Brazil

🔒 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.