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Maxillaria alticola

A high-Andean Maxillaria from cloud forest and elfin woodland from Venezuela to Bolivia, recorded mostly around 2,500 to 3,000 m.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, and sometimes a lithophyte, on mossy branches and rocks in upper montane cloud forest and forest edges, where it is wet and cool most days.

Records span 0 to 3,500 m with a median of 2,750 m; the lowest records are likely georeferencing errors.

VenezuelaColombiaEcuadorPeruBoliviaGuyana

🔒 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.