Cattleya locatellii

A Brazilian cattleya from the Southeast region, first described by F.E.L. Miranda and moved to Cattleya by Van den Berg in 2016. Miranda's names in this group are mostly small rock-dwelling species of the former Brazilian Laelia group, so it is treated here as a sun-loving rupicolous plant with a dry winter; almost nothing about its wild habitat was reachable, and all targets are generalised.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

No habitat notes were reachable. It is treated as one of the rupicolous cattleyas of the quartzite and ironstone outcrops (campos rupestres) of Minas Gerais, growing on open rock among grasses and shrubs; this is an inference, not a documented habitat.

No record gives an elevation. Rupicolous cattleyas of the region generally grow at about 900–1500 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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

Grow Cattleya locatellii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Cattleya

Cattleya dowiana Cattleya trianae Cattleya mossiae Cattleya cinnabarina Cattleya crispata Cattleya schroederae Cattleya coccinea Cattleya rex Cattleya purpurata Cattleya warscewiczii Cattleya bicolor Cattleya gaskelliana All 288 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.