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Brassavola ceboletta

A small pencil-leaved epiphytic Brassavola from Brazil, recorded mostly on the warm coast of Bahia near sea level with a few inland records in Mato Grosso, Goiás and the Federal District. Grow it hot, bright and airy, mounted, with a slightly drier spell in the southern winter.

Brassavola ceboletta
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Likely grows on shrubs and trees in coastal restinga and forest edges, and in gallery forest inland, where it gets strong filtered light and constant breeze. Built from the measured range and what is known for terete-leaved Brassavola.

Recorded from 5 to 610 m, median 6 m from only seven records; most plants are coastal lowland, the inland ones in low plateau country.

Brazil NortheastBrazil West-Central

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.