Cattleya cristinae

Cattleya × cristinae is a natural hybrid within the rock-dwelling Brazilian cattleyas (the former rupicolous Laelia or Hoffmannseggella group), described from Minas Gerais. Like its parents it grows on sunny rock in the highland campos rupestres, with a warm wet summer and a long dry winter. Grow it bright, fast-drying and dry in winter, as for any rupicolous laelia.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Almost nothing is published beyond the original description. Its placement among the rupicolous cattleyas implies plants on exposed rock outcrops in campo rupestre, rooted in crevices with little soil.

The four GBIF records sit at about 1090–1375 m in the southern Espinhaço range, which matches the highland rock fields its group occupies.

Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais)

🔒 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.