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Cattleya amethystoglossa

Amethyst-lipped Cattleya

A tall bifoliate Cattleya from Bahia, Brazil, with cane-like pseudobulbs up to about 90 cm. Each spike carries 10–30 fragrant, waxy flowers, which are pale lavender to rose with magenta spots and a bright magenta lip. It grows high on tree branches, palm trunks and rocks in bright, airy, humid places, and needs strong light and warm to intermediate temperatures.

Cattleya amethystoglossa
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

It grows on palm trunks, large branches high in the canopy of evergreen trees, and on rock, in bright, airy and humid places. Much of its habitat has been lost to logging and agriculture.

Reported from near sea level. Herbarium records with altitudes are from about 180 m and 475 m (Serra do Tombador, in the Chapada Diamantina foothills).

Brazil

🔒 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.