Cattleya dolteana

Cattleya × dolteana is a natural hybrid described by Rosim as Hoffmannseggella × dolteana, the genus used for the rock-dwelling laelias, and moved to Cattleya in 2019. Almost nothing is published on its habitat, so these conditions follow its group: sunny rock outcrops in the highlands of southeastern Brazil with a dry 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

Its original placement in Hoffmannseggella puts it among the rupicolous laelias, which grow on exposed rock in highland rock fields (campos rupestres). No species-specific habitat notes were found.

No elevation is published that we could reach; its group mostly grows at about 900–1500 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.