Cattleya peetersii

Cattleya peetersii André (1885) is now treated as a synonym of Cattleya labiata, the autumn-flowering type species of the genus from northeastern Brazil. Plants under this name should be grown as C. labiata: a warm-intermediate, bright-light epiphyte with a clear rest after flowering.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

C. labiata grows as an epiphyte on forest trees, and sometimes on rocks, in the humid hill forests (brejos) and Atlantic Forest remnants of northeastern Brazil. It takes bright light in the upper canopy.

C. labiata is mostly found in hill and mountain forests of about 400–1,000 m, where the air is cooler and moister than in the surrounding lowlands.

Brazil: PernambucoBrazil: ParaíbaBrazil: AlagoasBrazil: Ceará

🔒 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.