Restrepia antennifera

A miniature epiphytic orchid of cool, wet Andean cloud forest, with single leathery leaves and striped flowers on long antenna-like sepals. It wants cool, steady temperatures, shade, very high humidity and moist roots all year, which makes it a good candidate for a cool terrarium or orchidarium.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Grows on mossy trunks and branches in cool, moist montane cloud forest, under the canopy where light is shaded and air is constantly humid.

Recorded at about 1,700–3,150 m, median about 2,580 m, which is cool high cloud forest.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBoliviaVenezuela

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.