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Aechmea castanea

A bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil, recorded mostly at around 450–750 m. Grow it like other Atlantic-forest Aechmea: bright filtered light, a water-filled tank, warm days and a cooler, drier winter.

Aechmea castanea
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Atlantic forest of Espírito Santo; habitat specifics were not available, and it is treated here as an epiphyte or rock-dweller like most Aechmea of the region.

Recorded at 0–860 m, median 560 m.

Espírito 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.