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Masdevallia molossus

Masdevallia molossus is a Colombian cloud-forest epiphyte from the Central and Western Cordilleras, recorded at about 1400-2100 m in Antioquia, Caldas and Valle. Its sites have mild days near 22 C, nights near 14-15 C and humid air all year, so it is an intermediate-to-cool grower that wants constant moisture.

Masdevallia molossus
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of humid montane forest on the Andean slopes of Antioquia and the coffee-belt departments, on mossy trunks and branches in bright shade.

Recorded at 1390-2100 m, median 1600 m.

ColombiaAntioquiaCaldasRisaraldaValle del Cauca

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.