Maxillaria frontinoensis
A Colombian cloud-forest Maxillaria named for Frontino in Antioquia, recorded between 1,800 and 2,380 m in the Western and Eastern Cordilleras.
At home, aim for
Day
IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night
Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity
Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light
Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)
Where it grows wild
Epiphyte of wet montane cloud forest, where fog and frequent rain keep the air saturated; inferred from the recorded elevations and the genus.
Recorded at 1,800 to 2,380 m, median about 2,300 m.
Colombia
🔒 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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