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Cattleya schilleriana

A compact bifoliate Cattleya from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, with pseudobulbs to about 16 cm that turn green-violet in strong light and heavily spotted, waxy flowers mainly in September and October. It is regarded as extinct or nearly so in the wild, so almost all plants now come from cultivation. Grow it warm to intermediate with bright light, strong air movement and a drier, cooler winter.

Cattleya schilleriana
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphyte in humid Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and neighbouring states, described as growing where light and ventilation are good and night-time air humidity is high. Wild populations have been largely destroyed by habitat loss and collecting.

Portuguese sources give 400–800 m, mainly in the Jucu River basin of Espírito Santo; the few georeferenced GBIF records sit lower, at about 200–440 m.

Brazil NortheastBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.