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Masdevallia molossoides

Masdevallia molossoides is a Central American species, mostly recorded in Costa Rica, at 750-2500 m with a median of 1500 m, including the leeward cloud forest at Monteverde. It is an intermediate grower that wants mild days, cool nights and high humidity year round.

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

Epiphyte of premontane and lower montane cloud forest, including leeward cloud forest at Monteverde, on mossy branches in shade.

Recorded at 750-2500 m, median 1500 m; one Colombian record is at 2800 m.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanamaEcuador

🔒 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.