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Cattleya gravesiana

A natural hybrid between Cattleya lueddemanniana and C. mossiae from northern Venezuela, a large-flowered unifoliate Cattleya described in 1892 (synonym C. × mathoniae). It needs bright light, warm days and a distinct dry season in the northern winter, like both parents.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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 in the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela, where the ranges of its parents meet; both grow on trees and rocks in fairly open, seasonally dry forest.

No elevation data. Wikipedia gives its parents at 0–500 m (C. lueddemanniana) and 900–1,500 m (C. mossiae), so the hybrid probably grows at low to middle elevations of the coastal cordillera.

Venezuela

🔒 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.