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Masdevallia loui

Masdevallia loui is an Ecuadorian endemic with no georeferenced wild records; its climate comes from a single point on the eastern Andean slope at about 1,200 m. Treat it as an intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte with cool nights and constant moisture.

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

No habitat data was found; assumed, like most Ecuadorian Masdevallia, to be a small shade epiphyte in wet montane forest.

No recorded elevation; the climate point sits at about 1,215 m on the eastern slope.

Ecuador

🔒 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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