Cattleya guttata

Cattleya guttata is a tall two-leaved (bifoliate) cattleya from Brazil's Atlantic coast, with clusters of waxy green, purple-spotted flowers and a pink lip. It grows from Santa Catarina to Bahia in lowland rainforest and in coastal restinga, mostly close to sea level, where it is warm, humid and bright. It is an intermediate-to-warm cattleya that likes strong light and a short, slightly drier rest after its growths mature.

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

It grows in the Atlantic Forest, both in coastal rainforest and in restinga, the sandy coastal scrub and forest. It is mostly an epiphyte on trunks and branches, but it is also recorded growing on the ground or on rock in restinga. Restinga plants in particular get strong light and good air movement.

Mostly lowland. The GBIF records span 6–1100 m with a median of 201 m.

Brazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil SouthBrazil West-Central

🔒 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.