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Maxillaria fletcheriana

A large-flowered Maxillaria of the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador and Peru, mostly at 1,000-1,700 m.

Maxillaria fletcheriana
Photo: andrawaag (via iNaturalist, no rights reserved), CC0, 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Most records are from premontane forest on the Amazonian slope of the Ecuadorian Andes (Napo, Pastaza, Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe), with a few in southern Peru. It is assumed to grow as an epiphyte, or sometimes on rocks, in very humid forest, like other large Maxillaria.

Recorded at 500-2,210 m, median about 1,200 m (30 records).

BoliviaColombiaEcuadorPeru

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✓ 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
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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 CC0 licence, unmodified.