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Maxillaria estradae

A high-Andean Maxillaria of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, recorded around Loja at about 2,500 m. It needs cool conditions: mild days, cold nights and bright light, closer to a cool-growing Odontoglossum than a typical intermediate Maxillaria.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from upper montane forest and scrub near Loja; by the genus likely epiphytic or on mossy banks and rocks in exposed upper montane vegetation.

Main records near 2,500 m; one record placed at 4,240 m is probably a georeferencing error.

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.