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Masdevallia paivana

Masdevallia paivana Rchb.f. (1881) has no wild records and is almost certainly a spelling variant of Masdevallia paivaeana Rchb.f., described in the same year by the same author from Bolivia and Peru. Grow it as that species: an intermediate-to-cool Yungas cloud-forest Masdevallia with a modest dry season.

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

Taken from M. paivaeana: an epiphyte of humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes of Bolivia and southern Peru.

Unknown for this spelling; M. paivaeana is expected at roughly 1500 to 2800 m.

BoliviaPeru

🔒 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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