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Aechmea bauxilumii

A terrestrial Aechmea known from a single collection on roadside slopes at the Los Pijiguaos bauxite mine in Bolívar, Venezuela, around 350 m, with a flower stalk about a metre tall. Grow it hot, bright and humid in the wet season and drier in a short hot dry season.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial bromeliad on slopes along the road to the Los Pijiguaos bauxite mine; the surrounding landscape is lowland forest, savanna and granite outcrops of the Guayana Shield.

Collected between 80 and 620 m, recorded at 350 m.

BolívarVenezuela

🔒 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.