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Miltonia russelliana

A Brazilian Atlantic Forest Miltonia with reddish-brown, white-edged flowers, growing as an epiphyte from southeastern to southern Brazil. It likes bright filtered light, good humidity and a cooler, slightly drier winter.

Miltonia russelliana
Photo: Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc., Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in humid Atlantic Forest, in bright broken light; habitat detail is inferred from the genus.

Wild records here lie at 14–280 m (median 104 m), but the species is widely reported from higher montane forest.

Brazil SouthBrazil Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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.