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Maxillaria dillonii

A Maxillaria of southern Ecuador and central Peru, recorded at about 1,700–2,200 m around the Loja–Zamora region and in Junín. It is an intermediate-cool grower with a noticeably drier season from May to October.

Maxillaria dillonii
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Probably an epiphyte of montane forest on the Andean slopes, where the southern Ecuadorian ranges are drier and more seasonal than most cloud forest; generalised from the genus.

Climate sites are at about 1,680–2,200 m; few records carry their own elevation.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.