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Maxillaria coccinea

A Caribbean Maxillaria, often placed in Ornithidium, with clusters of small bright red to orange flowers on a climbing, branching plant. It grows in wet montane forest on Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, and wants intermediate temperatures, high humidity and bright shade.

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

Epiphyte, sometimes on mossy rocks, in wet montane and cloud forest of the Lesser and Greater Antilles, where clouds and frequent rain keep conditions humid.

Recorded from about 150 to 1,400 m, median about 1,000 m; most Guadeloupe records are on the volcanic massif.

Leeward Is.Windward Is.Puerto RicoDominican RepublicTrinidad-Tobago

🔒 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.