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Restrepia guttulata

A small, tufted pleurothallid epiphyte from cool, wet Andean cloud forest, with spotted, insect-like flowers borne singly behind leathery leaves. It needs constant coolness, high humidity and gentle shade. There is no real dry season to mimic.

Restrepia guttulata
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Grows on mossy branches and trunks in cold, humid montane cloud forest.

About 1,700–2,800 m in the Andes and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. One Venezuelan record is at 1,200 m.

ColombiaEcuadorVenezuela

🔒 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.