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Cattleya tenuata

A natural hybrid between C. elongata and C. tenuis, two rupicolous cattleyas of northeastern Brazil. Nothing specific about its habitat is published beyond Bahia's rock outcrops where the parents overlap, so grow it like them: strong sun, warm days, cool nights and a dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Presumably on rock outcrops where the ranges of C. elongata and C. tenuis meet in Bahia; no habitat notes for the hybrid itself were found.

Not recorded; C. tenuis is listed at 1000–1200 m, and C. elongata grows on similar highland rocks.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.