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Masdevallia mejiana

A Masdevallia described by Garay and endemic to Colombia. No habitat notes or mapped records were reachable, so this profile follows the typical needs of Colombian cloud-forest masdevallias: cool, shaded and constantly humid.

Masdevallia mejiana
Photo: CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Unknown; assumed an epiphyte of Colombian montane cloud forest, like most of the genus.

No elevation is recorded; most Colombian masdevallias grow between about 1,500 and 3,000 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.