Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
922–1,816m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,666mm Annual rainfall
Year-round Rainfall pattern
Temperature
27°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,666mm/yearJan 24° 23–26 14° 14–16 202mm
Feb 24° 22–25 14° 13–17 190mm
Mar 23° 21–25 13° 12–16 163mm
Apr 20° 19–22 11° 9–13 111mm
May 18° 17–20 8° 7–10 104mm
Jun 17° 16–19 7° 5–9 108mm
Jul 16° 16–19 6° 4–8 91mm
Aug 18° 17–20 7° 5–9 113mm
Sep 19° 18–20 8° 7–11 146mm
Oct 20° 19–22 10° 9–13 155mm
Nov 22° 20–23 11° 10–14 134mm
Dec 23° 21–25 13° 12–15 149mm
Bloom Season
Based on 189 Cattleya awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Cattleya acuensis
As seed parent
Cattleya Alpha Burgundy × Cattleya ghillanyi
Cattleya Canary × Cattleya harpophylla
Cattleya Dagmar's Delight × Cattleya wittigiana
Cattleya Nishimino × Cattleya coccinea
Cattleya Orenji × Cattleya crispata [flava]
Cattleya Rudolph × Cattleya Orange Gem 1929
Cattleya Tiny Rubies × Cattleya milleri