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Orchids Partly documented

Maxillaria aurea

A yellow-flowered Andean Maxillaria recorded from Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia, mostly in montane and cloud forest around 1,500–2,700 m.

Maxillaria aurea
Photo: Dario Taraborelli, CC0, 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

Montane and cloud forest of the northern and central Andes, growing on trunks and branches and sometimes on mossy banks or road cuts. Conditions here are inferred from the measured sites and the genus, as species-specific habitat notes are thin.

Recorded from 435 to 3,550 m, median about 2,070 m; most plants sit in the 1,500–2,700 m cloud-forest belt.

VenezuelaColombiaEcuadorPeruBoliviaNorthern BrazilGuyana

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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 CC0 licence, unmodified.