Cattleya warscewiczii

A Colombian unifoliate Cattleya with the largest flowers in the genus, fragrant, pink blooms 17–27 cm across with a dark magenta lip and yellow eyes. It grows as an epiphyte in premontane humid forest on the Andean slopes and flowers in summer from the current season's growth. It needs strong light, good air movement and a drier winter rest.

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 humid premontane forest, including riparian forest, in the Colombian Andes. It grows high on trunks and branches where light is strong and air moves freely.

Wild-looking GBIF records sit mostly at about 900–1,700 m. Records at 2,600 m around Bogotá are almost certainly cultivated plants.

Colombia

🔒 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.