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Aechmea comata

A tough, clumping bromeliad from the coast of southern Brazil, with stiff, narrow leaves and dense red-and-yellow flower spikes. It grows on rocks, sand and trees in coastal restinga and is one of the more cold-tolerant Aechmea.

Aechmea comata
Photo: Jean-Michel Moullec from Vern sur Seiche (35, Bretagne), France, CC BY 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Coastal restinga, rocky shores and Atlantic forest edges; it grows on rocks or sand and sometimes on trees, often in strong light.

Records span -10 to 444 m, median 15 m; essentially coastal.

BrazilParanáSanta CatarinaRio Grande do Sul

🔒 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.