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Aechmea caudata

A tank bromeliad from Brazil's southern Atlantic Forest, common from the coast up to about 1,000 m. It takes cooler winters than most Aechmea, and bright light brings out the yellow-and-orange spike.

Aechmea caudata
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Epiphyte on trees, and sometimes on rocks or ground, in humid Atlantic Forest and restinga; most records are from Santa Catarina and Paraná.

Recorded at 0–1,015 m, median 445 m (137 records).

Santa Catarina, BrazilParaná, BrazilRio Grande do Sul, BrazilSão Paulo, BrazilEspírito Santo, Brazil

🔒 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.