Cattleya kerrii

A small Brazilian Cattleya described by Brieger and Bicalho in 1976, recorded from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia around Ilhéus, Una, Uruçuca and Serra Grande. Herbarium specimens come from lowland to low hill forest (one at 450 m) and were mostly collected in flower between November and February. Grow it warm, bright and humid, with a slightly drier spell in the southern winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Collected in coastal Atlantic rainforest reserves and cacao-region forest (Rebio de Una, Reserva do Mico-Leão, Serra do Conduru). Assumed to be an epiphyte on well-lit branches, as are its relatives.

One record gives 450 m; the other localities are coastal lowlands and low hills, roughly 0-500 m.

Brazil (southern Bahia)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.