Encyclia ambigua

An epiphytic Encyclia from the pine-oak highlands of Chiapas and Guatemala at about 1400–1970 m. Like other highland Encyclia it wants bright light, a wet warm summer and a cool, distinctly drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Recorded in the central highlands of Chiapas, where Encyclia grow on oak and pine branches in fairly open, seasonally dry montane forest.

Records span 1400–1966 m with a median near 1540 m; both climate sites sit several hundred metres above their grid cells, so temperatures were adjusted down.

Mexico SoutheastGuatemala

🔒 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.