Masdevallia pachyantha

Masdevallia pachyantha is a Colombian species described by Reichenbach in 1884, with 26 wild records from 2,580 to 3,150 m in the Eastern and Central Cordilleras. It is a genuinely cold grower: nights near 8 to 9 C and days under 20 C year round.

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 or occasional lithophyte of high Andean cloud forest and forest edges, as for related cold-growing Masdevallia; records cluster near Bogotá in Cundinamarca, with others in Boyacá and Cauca.

Recorded elevations 2,580 to 3,150 m, median about 2,580 m (23 records).

ColombiaCundinamarcaBoyacáCauca

🔒 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.