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Masdevallia mezae

Masdevallia mezae, described by Luer in 1979, is a Peruvian species recorded in the Department of Amazonas at about 2,000 m; its locality is withheld for conservation. Little else is published about it, so its care follows the cool cloud-forest Masdevallias of northern Peru.

Masdevallia mezae
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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes are public. A collection at 2,000 m in Amazonas, Peru points to montane cloud forest, where Masdevallias grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks.

The one wild record with an elevation reads 2,000 m.

PeruAmazonas

🔒 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.