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Encyclia bracteata

A Brazilian Encyclia recorded mostly around 400–700 m in the hills of Espírito Santo, with an outlying record in southern Bahia. It wants warm, bright conditions, a wet summer and a cooler, drier winter.

Encyclia bracteata
Photo: Orchi, 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

Probably an epiphyte, or sometimes a lithophyte, in semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest and on rocky outcrops, as is typical of Brazilian Encyclia. The microhabitat is inferred from the genus.

Recorded at 250–728 m, median 590 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.