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Masdevallia mooreana

Masdevallia mooreana is a 19th-century Colombian species from the Eastern Cordillera around Norte de Santander and southern Cesar, known from only two georeferenced records. One record sits at about 2700 m and is likely typical of its cool cloud-forest habitat; grow it cool, humid and evenly moist.

Masdevallia mooreana
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), C. H. Fitch lith. Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte, sometimes on mossy banks, in humid montane forest of the northern Eastern Cordillera of Colombia.

Two records, at about 980 m and 2700 m; the high site fits the genus far better than the low one.

ColombiaNorte de SantanderCesar

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.