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Oncidium crescentilabium

A miniature twig epiphyte from the old Sigmatostalix group, described from Peru and recorded on the warm eastern Andean foothills at 400 to 1,550 m. It wants warm, humid conditions with a drier spell from May to October, but its fine roots should never dry out for long.

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

A small epiphyte of warm, humid foothill forest on the eastern Andean slope; nothing species-specific is published, so this follows other former Sigmatostalix, which grow on thin twigs in shaded, humid forest.

Recorded at 400 to 1,550 m, median about 620 m.

PeruColombia

🔒 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.