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Masdevallia ophioglossa

Masdevallia ophioglossa Rchb.f. is a well-recorded species of the western Andean slopes of northern and central Ecuador, mostly around 1800 to 2200 m. It is a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest grower: days in the low twenties, nights near 12 to 13 C and moist air all year.

Masdevallia ophioglossa
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

Cloud and montane forest on the western Andean slopes of Pichincha, Imbabura and Cotopaxi; by genus pattern a small epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches.

Records span 1400 to 2800 m, median about 2000 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.