Cattleya kettieana

Cattleya kettieana, formerly Laelia kettieana, is a small rock-dwelling cattleya from the highlands of Minas Gerais. It grows on sunny outcrops around 1600 m, with a wet summer, a dry winter and cool nights. Grow it very bright, fast-drying and cool at night, with a dry rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

It belongs to the rupicolous laelias of the campos rupestres, rooting in crevices on exposed rock with little soil, strong sun and wind.

The measured site sits at about 1630 m in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero south-east of Belo Horizonte; the records carry no elevation of their own.

Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais)

🔒 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.