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Cattleya maxima
Cattleya maxima is a large epiphytic orchid from dry forests of Ecuador and Peru, grown for its big lilac flowers with a purple-veined lip. It needs bright light, a fast-draining epiphyte mix and a rest period with less water.
Cattleya maxima is a species of orchid in subfamily Epidendroideae found from Ecuador to Peru.
Cattleya maxima occurs as an epiphyte on trees in dry forests from 100 to 1800 m of elevation, from Ecuador to Peru. The upland variety can be found growing on rocky slopes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cattleya maxima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
