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Oncidium llanachagaense

A Peruvian member of the former Odontoglossum (also placed in Dasyglossum and Trigonochilum), named after the Yanachaga range in Pasco. Like its relatives it is a cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte that wants cool nights, high humidity and moisture all year.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Montane cloud forest of the Yanachaga range, Pasco; epiphytic like other Odontoglossum-group species.

Not recorded; the Yanachaga cloud forests lie roughly between 2,000 and 3,000 m, far above the 273 m lowland point used for the climate.

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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