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Orchids Partly documented

Encyclia cyperifolia

A lowland Encyclia scattered from the Andean foothills of Ecuador and Peru to the cerrado of west-central Brazil, recorded at about 300–650 m. Grow it warm and bright, with a distinct drier winter like other seasonally dry-forest Encyclia.

Encyclia cyperifolia
Photo: Rosita Choque, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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

Probably an epiphyte on trees in seasonally dry or gallery forest and forest edges, typical of the genus. The species' own ecology is not well documented.

Recorded at 324–647 m, median 580 m.

BoliviaBrazil West-CentralColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.