Cattleya loddigesii

A bifoliate Cattleya from the seasonal semi-deciduous and Atlantic forests of south-eastern and southern Brazil. It needs warm, wet summers and a distinctly cool, dry winter, and is one of the easier Cattleya to grow in bright light.

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

Specimens are from seasonal semi-deciduous forest, along riverbanks (Rio Guareí, Ipanema) and waterfalls, and from bright forest understory. One is from cloud-scrub near a stream. It grows as an epiphyte, occasionally on rocks.

Recorded at 10-1020 m, median 711 m, mainly on the plateaus of São Paulo and Minas Gerais.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.