Cattleya colnagiana

Cattleya × colnagiana is a natural hybrid from northeastern Brazil, described by L.C. Menezes in 1996. The Bahian cattleyas it is related to grow in bright, hot, seasonally dry country, so it wants strong light, warm days and a drier winter. Almost nothing is published about it in the wild.

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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. Bifoliate cattleyas of Bahia grow on rock outcrops and trees in bright, seasonally dry vegetation, and this hybrid is presumed to share that habit.

No elevations are recorded. The stand-in climate site sits at 436 m in the caatinga of northern Bahia.

Brazil Northeast (Bahia)

🔒 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.