Cattleya novyi

Cattleya novyi was described as Hoffmannseggella novyi and moved to Cattleya by Van den Berg in 2018. The single GBIF record is from São Gonçalo do Rio Preto on the Espinhaço range of Minas Gerais. Like other Hoffmannseggella, it is presumably a rock-dwelling campo rupestre plant, so grow it bright, airy and dry in winter.

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

Its growth habit is inferred from its placement in Hoffmannseggella, the rupicolous group of Brazilian cattleyas that grow on quartzite outcrops in campo rupestre. No habitat notes accompany the one specimen.

No elevation is recorded. Campo rupestre around São Gonçalo do Rio Preto lies at about 700–1,400 m.

Brazil: northern Minas Gerais (Espinhaço range)

🔒 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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