Cattleya mantiqueirae

A small cool-growing cattleya of the former genus Sophronitis, from the high Serra da Mantiqueira and nearby ranges of southeastern Brazil, recorded at 1200–1900 m. It needs cool, humid, bright and breezy conditions with cold winter nights, and does poorly in warm, stuffy growing areas. Our 43 wild records give a well-founded climate, though published habitat detail was thin.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on moss-covered branches of small trees and shrubs and on rocks in montane cloud forest edges and high-altitude grassland outcrops, where fog is frequent. This is based on the group's known habitat and the high, cool record sites.

Our eight records with elevation fall at 1200–1904 m, median 1810 m.

Brazil, Minas GeraisBrazil, São PauloBrazil, Rio de JaneiroBrazil, Santa Catarina

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.