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Restrepia mohrii

Mohr's restrepia is a small Peruvian cloud-forest orchid known from a single wild record in San Martín at about 1,750 m. Like other Restrepia, it wants shade, cool to intermediate temperatures, constantly humid moving air and roots that never fully dry.

Restrepia mohrii
Photo: trixty, CC BY 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

Presumed epiphytic on mossy trunks and branches in damp montane forest, as is typical of the genus; no species-specific habitat account was found.

The only record sits at about 1,750 m on the eastern Andean slope in San Martín.

Peru

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.