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Cattleya pabstii

Cattleya pabstii, formerly Hoffmannseggella or Laelia pabstii, is a small rupicolous Cattleya from the rocky quartzite ranges around São João del-Rei and Tiradentes in southern Minas Gerais. Like the other rock-growing "Hoffmannseggella" group, it has thick leaves and grows in near-full sun. It needs a bright, airy, fast-drying setup with a real dry winter.

Cattleya pabstii
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

It grows on quartzite outcrops and rocky ground in campo rupestre, on ranges such as the Serra de São José near Tiradentes and around São João del-Rei, Carrancas and Nazareno. The roots cling to bare rock and thin mats of moss and debris.

Recorded elevations are about 900–1,400 m (median about 1,085 m). The 113 m and 11,520 m values in GBIF are obvious data-entry errors.

Brazil: southern Minas Gerais

🔒 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.