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Masdevallia uniflora

The type species of Masdevallia, described by Ruiz and Pavón from Peru and endemic to the Junín region. Specimens come from around Huasahuasi at about 2900 m, from cloud forest high in ravines and rocky places, so it is a cold-growing Masdevallia that needs cool nights all year.

Masdevallia uniflora
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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in high cloud forest in ravines and in rocky places, apparently on the ground and on rocks among moss and low vegetation rather than high in trees.

Specimen labels from above Huasahuasi, Tarma province, give about 2900 m.

Peru (Junín)

🔒 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.