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

Maxillaria granditenuis

A Peruvian Maxillaria described in 1998 and known from very little material; no wild GBIF records exist. Most Maxillaria described from Peru in that period come from humid Andean slope forest, so growing it intermediate with steady humidity is the safest starting point.

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

No habitat details are available for this species; by analogy with related Peruvian Maxillaria it is most likely an epiphyte of wet montane forest on the eastern Andes.

Elevation unknown; the measured climate comes from a lowland point at 273 m that only stands in for Peru as a whole.

Peru

🔒 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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