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Encyclia tampensis

The Florida butterfly orchid, an epiphyte on live oaks, cypress, mangroves and palms in Florida's hammocks and swamps and in the Bahamas. It wants bright filtered light, warm humid summers, a drier and slightly cooler winter, and a mount or small basket that dries quickly.

Encyclia tampensis
Photo: Mmcknight4, 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

Epiphytic on southern live oak, pond apple, mangroves, bald cypress, pines and palms in tropical hardwood hammocks, swamps and along rivers.

Lowlands near sea level, under about 50 m.

USA (Florida)Bahamas

🔒 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.