Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
381–1,561m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,399mm Annual rainfall
May, Jun, Jul, Aug Dry rest
Temperature
18°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,399mm/year Dry rest period: May, Jun, Jul, Aug - reduce watering during these months
Jan 25° 25–26 15° 14–15 290mm
Feb 25° 25–26 15° 15–16 139mm
Mar 25° 24–25 15° 15–16 171mm
Apr 23° 23–24 14° 13–14 77mm
May 23° 23–24 12° 12–13 27mm
Jun 22° 21–23 10° 10–11 8mm
Jul 21° 21–22 9° 9–10 8mm
Aug 23° 22–24 10° 10–11 15mm
Sep 23° 23–25 12° 11–12 42mm
Oct 24° 24–25 14° 13–14 123mm
Nov 24° 23–24 15° 14–15 230mm
Dec 24° 24–25 15° 14–15 269mm
Bloom Season
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Hybrids from Cattleya bradei
As seed parent
Brassolaelia Peakfarm Starfish
Cattleya Cepheus × Cattleya crispata [flava]
Cattleya Pete Sake × Cattleya coccinea
Cattleya Petite Fours × Cattleya wittigiana
Cattleya Petite Grace × Cattleya alaorii
Cattleya raganii × Cattleya crispata
Cattlianthe Peking Duck × Cattlianthe Trick or Treat
Cattlianthe Wössner Minihazel × Cattlianthe Hazel Boyd
Laelia Cepheus × Laelia flava
Rhyncattleanthe Duckitt's Antique Silk × Rhyncattleanthe Cashens' Silk D'Or
Rhyncattleanthe Duckitt's Flamenco × Rhyncattleanthe Namib Sunset
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Peakfarm Starfish × Rhyncholaelia digbyana
As pollen parent
Cattleya Acme Cattleya Octoberfest ×
Cattleya Bradywalk Cattleya walkeriana ×
Cattleya Francisco Leitão Cattleya labiata ×
Cattleya Francisco Leitão Cattleya labiata ×
Cattleya Kaizu Comfort Cattleya intermedia ×
Cattleya Lorikeet Cattleya Loki ×
Cattleya Plantae Incognito Cattleya forbesii ×
Cattleya Polvoron Cattleya Gold Star ×
Cattleya Saint Elizabeth Seton Cattleya Pixie ×
Cattleya Teipels Zitronenfalter Cattleya Little Lemon Drops ×
Cattleya Wössner Sternchen Cattleya Psyche 1902 ×
Cattleya Wee One Cattleya mantiqueirae ×
Cattlianthe Goldbrad Cattlianthe Gold Digger ×
Cattlianthe Saint Elizabeth Seton Cattlianthe Pixie ×
Epicattleya Gerardo Carvajal Orozco Epicattleya Magali ×
Laelia Polvoron Laelia Gold Star ×
Rhyncattleanthe Love Ballad Rhyncattleanthe Love Sound ×
Rhynchobrassoleya Brady Stars Rhynchobrassoleya Toshie Stars ×
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Love Ballad