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Orchids Partly documented

Encyclia ceratistes

A widespread epiphytic Encyclia found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela, mostly at mid elevations around 1,100 m. It wants bright, intermediate conditions, a wet summer and a distinctly drier winter.

Encyclia ceratistes
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Javier martin assumed (based on copyright claims)., 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

It grows on trees in seasonally dry to moist forest, including oak forest, and at forest edges. This is based on the genus and the measured sites.

Records run from near sea level to 1,900 m, with a median of about 1,100 m.

Mexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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.