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Cattleya warneri

Cattleya warneri is a large-flowered, single-leaved (labiata-group) Cattleya from Brazil's Atlantic Forest in Bahia, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. It flowers in late spring to early summer. It likes bright light, warm days, cooler nights and a slightly drier winter rest.

Cattleya warneri
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

An epiphyte on trees in the Atlantic Forest and transitional semi-deciduous forest of eastern Brazil.

Low to mid elevations. No elevations are recorded in GBIF; the labiata-group habitat is typically about 300–1,000 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.