Maxillaria obtusa

A small lowland Maxillaria spread across Amazonia, the Guianas and Brazil's Atlantic Forest, mostly below 300 m. Treat it as a warm, humid, dappled-light epiphyte that grows all year without a real dry rest.

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

An epiphyte of humid lowland and foothill forest, recorded from Amazonian forest near Manaus and from coastal Atlantic Forest in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Like other small maxillarias it probably grows on branches in moderate shade.

Recorded at 0-960 m, median 140 m, so it is a warm lowland plant.

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastColombiaFrench GuianaGuyanaPeruSurinameVenezuela

🔒 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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