Maxillaria acuminata

Maxillaria acuminata is an epiphytic orchid of the Andean cloud forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, most often recorded around 1,700 to 2,300 m. It wants steady cool-intermediate temperatures, very humid moving air and moisture all year, with no real dry rest.

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

Grows on trunks and branches in humid montane and cloud forest on the eastern and western Andean slopes, where mist and rain keep the air near saturation most of the year. Details here are inferred from the recorded range and from the genus, not from a species-specific account.

GBIF records span 42 to 2,750 m with a median of 1,914 m; most plants sit in the 1,500 to 2,500 m cloud-forest belt.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.