M. tovarensis
Ok. M. tovarensis is from about 2000 m. Generally it is thought to do well in intermediate conditions. It is from a cloud forest environment and as such would be expected to do well with good air movement and high humidity. I have found that these conditions suit [U]my[U] specimen - I have a fan going in my enclosed space 24/7, the fan circulates mist from an ultrasonic fogger. There is constant, mild movement of the leaves of all the plants in the environment. I water every couple of days. M. tovarensis is happy under these conditions in an unglazed slash sided 3# clay pot (which it fills) in a mixture of fine bark, fine treefern, perlite, small grade aerolite and a bit of fine redwood bark. It blooms somewhere in the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. I hope this helps. The bottom line, IMO, is LOTS of air movement, moist air and don't overwater at the roots. As for feeding, I do it when I remember (not often) and then at an eighth to a quarter recommended strength of whatever happens to be in front of the other fertilizers when I lumber by. Unlike most masdevallias, this one seems to like me. I generally do better with dracs.
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