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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Maxillaria ferruginea

A poorly known Maxillaria of Colombia and Ecuador, with only two wild records, at roughly 380 m and 800 m. The measured climate is warm and humid with little seasonal change, so treat it as a warm-intermediate epiphyte and adjust to how it grows.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Nothing specific is published about its habitat. The two records are in foothill forest (southwestern Ecuador and the Magdalena slope of Antioquia), and like most Maxillaria it is assumed to be an epiphyte in humid forest.

The two records sit at about 380 m and 800 m; with so few points the true elevation range may well extend higher.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.