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Cattleya crispa

A Brazilian cattleya, formerly Laelia crispa and Sophronitis crispa, named for its strongly ruffled petals and lip; it is the type of Cattleya section Crispae. It comes from the mountains around Rio de Janeiro, in humid Atlantic forest. Grow it as an intermediate, bright-light cattleya with a winter rest.

Cattleya crispa
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 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

Epiphytic in humid Atlantic forest in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro (the Tijuca area). Species of section Crispae generally grow on trees or rocks in humid, bright montane forest; detailed habitat notes for this species were not found.

Elevation was not given in the sources consulted; the coastal ranges around Rio rise from sea level to over 1000 m, and a lower-montane origin is assumed.

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.