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Encyclia advena

A Brazilian Encyclia of north-eastern and south-eastern Brazil with pear-shaped pseudobulbs and branched sprays of fragrant flowers. Like most Brazilian Encyclia it is a bright-light, intermediate-to-warm grower that likes to dry quickly after watering, with a slightly drier rest after its growths mature.

Encyclia advena
Photo: Alfred Cogniaux (1841 - 1916), 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

Epiphytic on trees and sometimes on rock in seasonally dry to semi-deciduous forest and the margins of rock outcrops, in bright, airy positions.

Recorded at 600-1,400 m, median about 700 m. Some climate sites were placed lower (20-310 m), which makes the averages warmer.

Brazil (Northeast)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.