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Brassavola appendiculata

A Mexican and Central American Brassavola with thick pendent terete leaves and white night-scented flowers, growing in dry deciduous and semi-deciduous forest. It is adapted to hot, bright conditions and a pronounced five- to six-month dry season, which growers should copy.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trees, sometimes on rocks, in tropical dry and semi-deciduous forest where canopies thin out in the dry season.

Recorded from 10 to 1,030 m, median 630 m.

El SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNicaragua

🔒 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.