Cattleya intricata

Cattleya × intricata is a natural hybrid described by Reichenbach in 1884, found in the coastal Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil where the bifoliate cattleyas of the C. intermedia and C. guttata alliance overlap. It is a warm-summer, cool-winter cattleya of humid coastal forest and restinga. Grow it bright with a clear winter cool-down but no hard dry rest.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found for the hybrid itself. The coastal cattleyas it is associated with grow on trees and rocks in restinga and lowland Atlantic Forest near the sea, in bright light.

The measured sites are near sea level to about 200 m on the coasts of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.

Brazil South (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)

🔒 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.