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Restrepia falkenbergii

A Colombian Restrepia, a small epiphytic pleurothallid with single leaves and striped flowers lying on the leaf blade. Specific habitat data is lacking, so care follows the genus: cool to intermediate, shaded, constantly moist and humid with good air movement.

Restrepia falkenbergii
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

Presumed epiphytic in Andean montane and cloud forest like other Colombian Restrepia; species-level habitat notes were not available.

No recorded elevations. The climate point at 174 m is in the eastern lowlands and almost certainly far below the real habitat, likely 1500–3000 m in the Andes.

Colombia

🔒 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.