Growing conditions
Intermediate Temperature class
407–1,484m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
874mm Annual rainfall
Aug, Sep Dry rest
Temperature
13°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
874mm/year Dry rest period: Aug, Sep - reduce watering during these months
Jan 27° 26–29 16° 16–18 110mm
Feb 27° 26–30 16° 16–18 99mm
Mar 27° 26–29 17° 16–18 106mm
Apr 26° 25–29 16° 15–18 80mm
May 25° 24–27 15° 14–17 43mm
Jun 25° 23–26 13° 12–15 41mm
Jul 24° 23–26 13° 12–15 35mm
Aug 25° 24–27 13° 12–15 23mm
Sep 27° 26–28 14° 13–16 26mm
Oct 28° 27–30 16° 15–17 58mm
Nov 27° 26–29 16° 15–18 124mm
Dec 27° 26–29 16° 15–18 132mm
Bloom Season
Based on 189 Cattleya awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Cattleya elongata
As seed parent
Cattleya × rolfei × Cattleya schilleriana
Cattleya × undulata × Cattleya schilleriana
Cattleya Antonio Schmidt × Laelia gloriosa
Cattleya Graf's Tenebrosa × Cattleya tenebrosa
Cattleya Mary Reed × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Rembrandt (1901) × Cattleya labiata
Cattleya Rising Sun × Cattleya Waianae Sunset
Cattleya Undulata × Cattleya schilleriana
Cattleya Vangatta × Cattleya Edgard Van Belle
Cattleya reginae × Laelia sincorana
Catyclia Nuuanu × Encyclia cordigera
Hadrocattleya reginae × Hadrolaelia sincorana
Holcoglossum Antonio Schmidt × Laelia gloriosa [fimbriata]
Myrmecocattleya Steve Rodriguez × Myrmecophila tibicinis
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Elonee × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Oconee
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Homer Baldwin × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Fred Stewart
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Millie Howie × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pimola
As pollen parent
Brassocattleya Sunset Star Brassocattleya Rosy Dawn ×
Cattleya × tenuata Cattleya tenuis ×
Cattleya × zayrae Cattleya amethystoglossa ×
Cattleya Alex Elongata Cattleya Alex Endicott ×
Cattleya Appletonii Cattleya dowiana [aurea] ×
Cattleya Bowgata Cattleya Bow Bells ×
Cattleya Brazilian Ruby Cattleya bicolor ×
Cattleya Cherry Torte Cattleya milleri ×
Cattleya Chip Cattleya Ravenswood ×
Cattleya Irgatta Cattleya Iridescens ×
Cattleya Redgatta Cattleya Redtop Mountain ×
Cattlianthe Elbowri Guarianthe bowringiana ×
Cattlianthe Riviera Beach Cattlianthe Mayor Tucker ×
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eau Gallie Rhyncholaeliocattleya C. K. Ai ×