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Aechmea costantinii

Aechmea costantinii is a bromeliad of the north-east Brazilian Atlantic forest, recorded from the coast up to about 1,285 m in Pernambuco, Alagoas and Paraíba. Grow it like other Atlantic forest Aechmea: bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and a water-filled cup.

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

Atlantic forest remnants and their brejo hill forests in north-east Brazil, growing on trees or rocks in humid forest, as most Aechmea of the region do.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,285 m, median about 555 m.

PernambucoAlagoasParaíbaBrazil

🔒 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.