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Restrepia roseola

A miniature Venezuelan Restrepia with no wild records in GBIF, so this profile follows the genus. Restrepias are small cloud-forest epiphytes that need cool to intermediate temperatures, shade, constant moisture and high humidity.

Restrepia roseola
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

Restrepia grow as small epiphytes on mossy branches in humid montane cloud forest; species-specific habitat notes are not available.

No recorded elevations; Venezuelan Restrepia typically grow at roughly 1,000 to 2,500 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.