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Cattleya lundii

Cattleya lundii, formerly Laelia lundii, is a miniature bifoliate cattleya with pencil-thin leaves. It is widespread in the seasonally dry interior of Brazil, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and Bolivia, and flowers in winter from the new growth. It needs bright light, warm summers and a real dry, cooler winter.

Cattleya lundii
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in semi-deciduous and gallery forest and wooded savanna in the interior of South America, usually on smaller branches where light is strong. Records span Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Goiás and the Federal District to Misiones in Argentina.

Recorded at 437–1070 m, median 549 m (17 records).

Brazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralBrazil SouthParaguayArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBolivia

🔒 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.