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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Aechmea alegrensis

A little-documented Aechmea endemic to Espírito Santo in Brazil's Atlantic Forest region. Grow it like other lowland-to-submontane Atlantic Forest Aechmea: bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and a drier winter.

Aechmea alegrensis
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At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat details are not published in the sources reached; Espírito Santo Aechmea typically grow as epiphytes or on rock in Atlantic Forest, so this is a genus-based guess.

No elevation records; the region-based climate site sits at about 580 m.

Espírito SantoBrazil Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.