Cattleya itabapoanaensis

Cattleya ×itabapoanaensis is a natural hybrid described by V.P. Castro and D. Motte in 2012. Its name points to the Itabapoana river region on the Espírito Santo–Rio de Janeiro border. Its parents are not given in the sources checked, and the conditions here are inferred from the Atlantic Forest cattleyas of that area.

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

There are no field records. It is assumed to be an epiphyte of Atlantic Forest, like the other cattleyas of the region.

No elevation is recorded. The Itabapoana basin runs from the coastal lowlands up into the Caparaó foothills.

Brazil: Southeast (Espírito Santo–Rio de Janeiro border region)

🔒 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.