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Masdevallia oreas

Masdevallia oreas Luer & R.Vásquez is a Bolivian species from the Yungas of La Paz, collected between Inquisivi and Circuata at about 2000 to 2200 m. It is a cool-to-intermediate montane grower; the warm lowland climate attached to it is not where it lives.

Masdevallia oreas
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Montane forest in the Yungas of Inquisivi province, La Paz; by genus pattern a small epiphyte on mossy branches.

Specimens are labelled 2000 to 2200 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.