Cattleya esalqueana

A miniature yellow-flowered rock-dwelling cattleya from the Espinhaço range of Minas Gerais, formerly Laelia/Hoffmannseggella esalqueana. Nine wild records put it at 640–1500 m (median about 1200 m) in country with warm days, cool dry winters and very strong light. Grow it bright, airy and dry in winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand 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. It forms small clumps on quartzite and sandstone outcrops.

Records span 639–1500 m, median about 1190 m; Wikipedia gives 1100–1300 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.