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Pleurothallis alvaroi

A Colombian Pleurothallis known from a handful of records in the montane forests around Medellín, Antioquia, at about 2,000–2,200 m. Grow it like other cool to intermediate cloud-forest pleurothallids: shade, constant moisture, high humidity and steady temperatures all year.

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

Generalised from the genus and the record sites: an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid montane forest of the Central Cordillera.

Records lie around 2,000–2,200 m near the Aburrá valley.

Colombia (Antioquia)

🔒 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.