Brassavola acaulis

An epiphytic Brassavola from Costa Rica and Panama with long, pendent, pencil-like leaves and large white night-fragrant flowers. It comes from wet forests with only a short drier spell, so it wants bright light, steady moisture and fast drying roots, ideally mounted with its leaves hanging down.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid lowland to premontane forest, typically hanging from well-lit branches.

Few records carry elevations; site estimates span sea level to about 1,700 m, with most plants likely at low to middle elevations.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 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.