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Brassavola tuberculata

A pencil-leaved epiphytic orchid of southern and central Brazil, Paraguay, northeast Argentina and Bolivia, mostly in lowland forest margins and riverside trees below about 500 m. It wants bright light, warm humid summers and a noticeably cooler, drier winter, and is one of the hardier Brassavola for intermediate growers.

Brassavola tuberculata
Photo: Jitiranaboia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows on trunks and branches in semi-deciduous and Atlantic forest edges, gallery forest and occasionally on rocks, where it gets strong filtered light and good air movement. Built from the measured range and what is known for the genus.

Recorded from sea level to 2300 m, but the median is about 200 m; most plants grow in lowland to low hill country.

Brazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralParaguayArgentina NortheastBolivia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.