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Pleurothallis cardiostola

An Andean pleurothallid from the cloud forests of Ecuador, Colombia and western Venezuela, most often recorded around 1,500–2,500 m. Like its relatives with heart-shaped leaves, it wants cool-intermediate temperatures, constant moisture and shade; it is a good candidate for a cool orchidarium.

Pleurothallis cardiostola
Photo: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823-1889) Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kränzlin (1847-1934), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid montane and cloud forest on the Andean slopes. Habitat details are generalised from the genus and the recorded elevations.

Recorded from 616 to 3,750 m, median 1,750 m; most records sit in the 1,200–2,600 m cloud-forest belt.

EcuadorColombiaVenezuela

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.