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Maxillaria divaricata

Maxillaria divaricata is an epiphytic orchid that Kew lists for Peru, Bolivia and south-eastern Brazil. Its wild records cluster in the Peruvian Andes between about 1,000 and 2,500 m. Grow it intermediate, with a clear night drop and a drier winter.

Maxillaria divaricata
Photo: Alfred Cogniaux (1841 - 1916), Public domain, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes. Like most of the genus, it is assumed to grow on mossy branches under a broken canopy.

Recorded at 1,060-2,500 m, with a median of about 1,850 m across 9 records.

PeruBoliviaBrazil Southeast

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.