Maxillaria cuzcoensis

A cool-growing Andean Maxillaria from Peru and Bolivia, recorded mostly between about 2,000 and 3,500 m. It expects cool days, cold nights and a pronounced dry season from May to September. Growers should mimic that with a cooler, drier winter, while keeping the plant from shrivelling.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte or occasional lithophyte in montane and upper montane forest and forest edges on the eastern Andean slopes. At these elevations Maxillaria often grow in fairly bright, exposed positions.

Recorded from 1,290 to 3,487 m, median about 2,310 m.

PeruBolivia

🔒 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.