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Aechmea angustifolia

A widespread epiphytic bromeliad of humid Neotropical forest, from Central America to Bolivia and northern Brazil. It is popular in cultivation and has several named cultivars, and it grows easily in warm, bright, humid conditions.

Aechmea angustifolia
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid lowland and premontane forest.

Recorded from 0–2,342 m, median about 600 m.

ColombiaEcuadorCosta RicaBrazilBoliviaPeruNicaraguaPanamaVenezuelaFrench GuianaGuyanaHonduras

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✓ 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.