Species library β€Ί Aechmea β€Ί Aechmea blumenavii
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Aechmea blumenavii

A bromeliad of the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, named for the Blumenau area where most records sit.

Aechmea blumenavii
Photo: Vahe Martirosyan from Glendale, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Atlantic rain forest of the ItajaΓ­ valley and nearby coastal ranges; like most Aechmea of this forest it is most likely an epiphyte on trunks and branches, but the growth form is not confirmed for this species.

Recorded from 4 to 900 m, median about 530 m.

Santa CatarinaBrazil

πŸ”’ Growing it like that

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

βœ“ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
βœ“ Humidity band, and how to hold it
βœ“ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
βœ“ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
βœ“ Substrate and airflow
βœ“ 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.