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Cattleya hoehnei

A rock-dwelling Cattleya from Espírito Santo, Brazil, better known as Laelia mixta or Hoffmannseggella mixta. Like the other rupicolous 'Brazilian laelias' it grows on bare rock in strong sun, so it wants very bright light, sharp drainage and a dry winter.

Cattleya hoehnei
Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

A member of the rupicolous Hoffmannseggella group, which grows in crevices and on mats of moss and lichen on exposed granite and gneiss outcrops.

Records run from 150 to 1014 m, median 500 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.