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Masdevallia plantaginea

Masdevallia plantaginea, first described by Poeppig and Endlicher, is a species of the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador and Peru, recorded at about 900 to 1500 m. It is a warm-intermediate grower: warm days, nights of 16 to 18 C, high humidity and steady moisture.

Masdevallia plantaginea
Photo: Bauer, M.; Bogner, Anton.; Endlicher, István László; Hoffmeister, Friderci.; Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich; Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich, Public domain, 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

Presumed an epiphyte of wet premontane forest on the eastern Andean slopes, as is usual in the genus; most records come from Zamora-Chinchipe in southern Ecuador.

Recorded at 906 to 1500 m, median 1250 m (5 records).

EcuadorPeru

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.