Growing conditions
Intermediate Temperature class
873–1,171m Elevation
12°C Day/night drop
755mm Annual rainfall
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep Dry rest
Temperature
13°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
755mm/year Dry rest period: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep - reduce watering during these months
Jan 27° 27–28 16° 16–17 112mm
Feb 27° 27–28 16° 16–17 87mm
Mar 27° 27–27 16° 16–17 96mm
Apr 26° 26–27 16° 15–16 63mm
May 26° 25–26 14° 14–15 21mm
Jun 25° 24–26 13° 12–13 16mm
Jul 25° 24–25 12° 12–13 15mm
Aug 26° 25–27 13° 12–13 11mm
Sep 28° 27–28 14° 14–15 15mm
Oct 28° 28–29 16° 15–16 62mm
Nov 27° 27–28 16° 16–17 127mm
Dec 27° 26–28 16° 16–17 132mm
Bloom Season
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Hybrids from Cattleya tenuis
As seed parent
Cattleya × tenuata × Cattleya elongata
Cattleya Odom's Plicatis × Epidendrum plicata
Catyclia Odom's Plicatis × Encyclia plicata