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Cattleya kleberi

A small rupicolous Cattleya, described as Hoffmannseggella kleberi by F.E.L. Miranda and moved to Cattleya by Van den Berg in 2010. Its single GBIF record is from the Espinhaço highlands of Minas Gerais at about 1,050 m, where it grows on sun-baked rock with a cold, dry winter. Treat it like the other rock-dwelling Brazilian 'laelias': strong light, sharp drainage and a dry winter rest.

Cattleya kleberi
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Like its relatives it grows on exposed quartzite or sandstone outcrops in campo rupestre vegetation. Habitat detail here is inferred from the genus group; there is almost no published field information for this species.

The only georeferenced record is near 1,050 m in the Espinhaço range; related species occur about 900-1,600 m.

Brazil (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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.