Cattleya mucugensis

Cattleya ×mucugensis is a natural hybrid named after Mucugê in the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia, Brazil, first described by F.E.L. Miranda and moved to Cattleya by Van den Berg in 2010. Like the rupicolous cattleyas of that range it is grown on open rock in strong sun, with warm days, cool nights and a dry winter. Its habitat is inferred from its place name and group, not documented in the sources we reached.

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. The name points to Mucugê in the Chapada Diamantina, where rupicolous cattleyas grow on sandstone and quartzite outcrops among grasses and shrubs; treated as such.

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.