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Masdevallia nidifica
Masdevallia nidifica
Family Orchidaceae
The albino flower variety of a miniature species native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This is one of the easiest growing miniature Masdevallia around, putting out multiple growths per year. Grows well in shady, cool to intermediate conditions. Likes higher humidity, and can also grow on a slab if you have 75%+ humidity levels and water frequently.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Typical size
- mini 4–8cm
- Humidity
- 65–85%
- Watering
- daily
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru
- Elevation
- Lowland (0–500 m), Submontane (500–1,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Warm → Hot
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 26–30 °C
- Night temperature
- 18–22 °C
- Summer mean
- 25 °C
- Winter mean
- 22 °C
- Temperature span
- 12 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal, Monsoonal / wet-dry
- Adaptability
- Specialist
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- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Panama
- Peru
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Habitat-specific growing context
Wet forest
Very humid forest; frequent wetness
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Lowland, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 26–29 °C
- Night temperature
- 19–22 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Moist forest
Moderately humid forest
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Moderate
- Elevation
- Lowland, Submont
- Seasonality
- Monsoonal / wet-dry
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 27–30 °C
- Night temperature
- 18–21 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
- Likely wet/dry season pattern (common in tropical/subtropical regions)
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