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Cattleya hybrida

A natural hybrid between Cattleya guttata and C. loddigesii from south-eastern Brazil, a bifoliate Cattleya of the Atlantic Forest with spotted, intermediate flowers. It grows well under standard warm-intermediate Cattleya conditions, with bright light and a slightly drier winter.

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 seasonal and coastal Atlantic Forest, where its bifoliate parents grow on trunks and larger branches in fairly bright positions. Wikipedia gives its parents as C. guttata and C. loddigesii.

No elevation data. Its bifoliate parents grow mainly from near sea level to about 1,000 m, so the 580 m centroid point is a reasonable stand-in.

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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