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Encyclia cordigera

A widespread lowland Encyclia with sturdy, egg-shaped pseudobulbs and fragrant flowers that have a broad white-to-pink heart-shaped lip and brown sepals. It ranges from southern Mexico to northern South America. It grows in seasonally dry forest and wants bright light, warmth and a distinct dry winter rest.

Encyclia cordigera
Photo: Augusta Innes Withers (del.) - M. Gauci (lith.), Public domain, 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

An epiphyte, sometimes growing on rocks, in seasonally dry deciduous and semi-deciduous forest, scrub and pasture trees. It is often fairly exposed on trunks and branches.

Mostly lowland. Records run from 0 m to about 2,600 m, with a median of about 450 m.

Mexico (Gulf, Southeast, Southwest)Central America (Belize to Panama)ColombiaVenezuelaThe GuianasNetherlands Antilles

🔒 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.