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Cattleya gottoana

A natural hybrid from south-eastern Brazil described in the 19th century as Laelia × gottoana and long treated as a Laeliocattleya, between a Cattleya and one of the large Brazilian former Laelias. It is a showy epiphyte that grows well under standard intermediate Cattleya conditions.

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

An epiphyte of the Atlantic Forest. Its many past names (× Laeliocattleya, × Hadrocattleya) show it combines a large-flowered Cattleya with a former Laelia of the Hadrolaelia group; the exact parents were not confirmed in the sources reached.

No elevation data. Its parent groups grow mostly from near sea level to about 1,000 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.