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Maxillaria parviflora

A small, widespread, warm-growing epiphyte found from Florida and the Caribbean to Bolivia and Brazil, mostly in lowland and foothill forest. It suits warm, humid, bright-shaded conditions and needs no 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 on trunks and branches in humid lowland and foothill forest. Most records come from below 600 m.

Recorded from sea level to 1,621 m, with a median of 375 m across 198 records.

MexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanFloridaColombiaVenezuelaGuianasEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazil

🔒 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.