Cattleya cruziana

A rock-dwelling cattleya from the campos rupestres of central Minas Gerais, described as a Hoffmannseggella and moved to Cattleya in 2019. The three wild records sit at about 1300 m, where days are warm, nights cool, and the winter from May to September is almost rainless. Grow it like other rupicolous laelias: very bright, airy and dry in winter.

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

A rupicolous (rock-dwelling) cattleya of the former Hoffmannseggella/rupicolous Laelia group, growing in cracks and on bare rock in the campos rupestres of Minas Gerais. The three records fall in the Espinhaço uplands near Diamantina.

The measured site is at about 1330 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.