Maxillaria friedrichsthalii

A small, widespread epiphytic Maxillaria of warm lowland and foothill forest from southern Mexico to Colombia, most often recorded in Nicaragua and Costa Rica around 400 m. It wants warm days, mild nights and a noticeably drier spell from January to April, like the seasonal Pacific-slope forests it comes from.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid to seasonally dry lowland and premontane forest; conditions here are built from the measured sites plus the general habits of small lowland Maxillaria.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,770 m, with a median of 400 m; most plants grow in warm lowland forest.

Mexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamáColombia

🔒 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.