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Orchids Partly documented

Encyclia bohnkiana

A little-documented Encyclia from the hot lowlands of north-eastern Brazil. Its recorded climate is warm all year with a rainy season in autumn and winter and a dry spell in spring and summer, so grow it hot and bright and dry it off after growth matures.

Encyclia bohnkiana
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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 in lowland coastal forest, restinga and drier forest edges of the north-eastern Atlantic forest, probably in bright positions on branches; specifics are inferred from the genus.

Recorded from 13 to 503 m, median 55 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.