Cattleya macguiganii

Cattleya ×macguiganii is a natural hybrid from the Brazil Northeast region, named in Cattleya by J.M.H. Shaw in 2013. It is grown here like the rupicolous cattleyas of Bahia's uplands: very bright light, warm days, cool nights and a dry winter. Almost nothing about its wild habitat was reachable, so 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. Treated as a rupicolous plant of the rocky uplands of Bahia like its likely parents; this is an inference, not a documented habitat.

No record gives an elevation. Bahian rupicolous cattleyas generally grow at about 900–1400 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.