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Miltonia cogniauxiae

A natural Miltonia hybrid from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, named in 1900. Grow it like other Brazilian Miltonia: intermediate temperatures, bright filtered light, steady moisture and good air movement.

Miltonia cogniauxiae
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Brazilian Miltonia are epiphytes on trunks and branches in humid Atlantic Forest; as a natural hybrid this plant shares that habitat with its parents.

No elevation data; Brazilian Miltonia mostly grow from near sea level to about 1,000 m.

Brazil 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.