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Aechmea castelnavii

A large tank bromeliad of the lowland Amazon and Costa Rica, usually epiphytic in tall forest below about 700 m. It wants heat, bright filtered light and a water-filled tank, and tolerates a few dry months.

Aechmea castelnavii
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA, 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

Epiphytic, occasionally terrestrial, in lowland tropical forest; habitat is generalised from related Amazonian Aechmea.

Recorded at 50-700 m, median 220 m.

BrazilCosta RicaVenezuelaBoliviaColombiaPeruSuriname

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.