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Cattleya vasconcelosiana

A rupicolous Cattleya from Minas Gerais, described by Campacci as Hoffmannseggella vasconcelosiana and moved to Cattleya in 2014. There are no usable wild records, so its care is taken from the rock-laelia group: very bright light, a gritty fast-draining pot and a dry, cool winter.

Cattleya vasconcelosiana
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Described in Hoffmannseggella, the genus of rock-dwelling laelias of the campo rupestre, so it very likely grows on sunny quartzite or ironstone outcrops. Species-specific habitat details were not reachable.

Unknown; rupicolous laelias in Minas Gerais mostly grow at about 900–1600 m.

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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.