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Cattleya schofieldiana

A large bifoliate Cattleya from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, with tall cane-like pseudobulbs and heavy, spotted flowers. Almost nothing species-specific on its habitat is published online, so these conditions are built from the one measured site near the Espírito Santo–Minas Gerais border and from how related bifoliate Cattleyas grow.

Cattleya schofieldiana
Photo: Sander, F., Public domain, 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 on trees in seasonal Atlantic Forest, typically on trunks and larger branches with bright but broken light. Species-level habitat detail is not documented in the sources reached.

No wild GBIF records; the single measured site sits at about 580 m in the Rio Doce basin.

Brazil 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.