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Restrepia muscifera

A small, tufted pleurothallid epiphyte from wet montane forests of southern Mexico to Colombia, bearing striped, fly-like flowers on the back of each leaf. It wants shade, constant moisture and intermediate temperatures with a gentle night drop.

Restrepia muscifera
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in humid premontane and montane forest, in shade inside the canopy.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2,300 m, median about 1,175 m.

Mexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasCosta RicaPanamáColombiaEcuador

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.