Cattleya porphyrascens

A Cattleya from Minas Gerais described as a new species by E.L.F. Menezes in Phytotaxa in 2023. The two GBIF records fall in central and northern Minas Gerais, at about 560 and 1230 m, in a strongly seasonal climate with a very dry winter. Little else was available, so its care is inferred from the measured sites and related Minas Gerais Cattleya.

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

The original description was not read. Most recently described Cattleya of Minas Gerais are small rock dwellers of the campo rupestre, and it is treated as one here. That is an inference.

Recorded sites are at about 560 m and 1230 m.

Minas Gerais (Brazil)

🔒 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.