Maxillaria cucullata

A widespread, fairly variable epiphytic Maxillaria from the pine-oak and cloud forests of Mexico and Central America, with dark red-brown hooded flowers on single-leaf pseudobulbs. It grows cool to intermediate, with a clear dry, bright winter and spring.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on oaks and other trees in pine-oak, montane and cloud forest, and sometimes on rocks.

Recorded from 14 to 4,121 m with a median of 1,550 m; most records fall between about 1,000 and 2,500 m.

MexicoGuatemalaBelizeEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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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