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Restrepia brachypus

A small Andean Restrepia with spotted synsepals, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia in montane cloud forest, typically around 2,000 m. It wants cool to intermediate temperatures, shade, constant moisture and humid, moving air, and is one of the easier miniatures once these are met.

Restrepia brachypus
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

An epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid montane and cloud forest, typical of the genus. No species-specific habitat account was found.

Recorded from 590 to 2,800 m, median 2,000 m; the cloud-forest band of about 1,500-2,800 m is most typical.

BoliviaColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.