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Aechmea blanchetiana

A large tank bromeliad from the coastal restinga of Bahia and Espírito Santo, Brazil, grown widely for its orange-to-red foliage. It is a full-sun, warm, near-sea-level plant; strong light is what brings out the colour.

Aechmea blanchetiana
Photo: Bocabroms, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows mostly terrestrially on sand and rocks in restinga (coastal sandy scrub) of the Atlantic Forest, sometimes epiphytically, often in full sun.

Mostly near sea level (median 13 m), occasionally to about 950 m.

BahiaEspírito Santo

🔒 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.