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Masdevallia mopsis

Masdevallia mopsis is the original name of the plant now usually grown as Dracula mopsus, a small Dracula from the Andes of Ecuador; GBIF has no usable wild records under this name. Grow it like other Dracula: cool, very humid, shaded, and in a basket so the downward-growing flowers can emerge.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of wet, shaded cloud forest on mossy trunks, typical of Dracula.

No recorded elevations under this name; Dracula of this kind generally grow between about 1500 and 2500 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.