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Restrepia sanguinea

A small Colombian Restrepia described in 1896, recorded at about 2,000–2,500 m in the Andes of Antioquia and Cundinamarca. It is a cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte that wants shade, cool nights and constant humidity.

Restrepia sanguinea
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

Records come from montane cloud forest in the Central and Eastern Cordilleras. Like other Restrepia it grows as a small epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in shade.

The recorded sites are at about 2,050–2,500 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.