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Restrepia jesupiana

A miniature Restrepia from Venezuela. Like its relatives it grows as an epiphyte in humid montane forest and wants cool to intermediate, shaded, constantly moist conditions. Little has been published about this species, so this profile follows the genus.

Restrepia jesupiana
Photo: Brett Francis from United States of Amercia, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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

Assumed to grow on mossy branches in montane cloud forest, as most Venezuelan Restrepia do, such as those of the Coastal Cordillera and the Andes.

No elevation data; Venezuelan Restrepia usually grow between about 1000 and 2500 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.