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Aechmea distichantha

The Brazilian vase plant, a tough, spiny bromeliad widespread from southern Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It grows on the ground, on rocks or on trees, in sun or part shade, and tolerates cool winters better than most Aechmea.

Aechmea distichantha
Photo: Mmcknight4, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Common in cerrado, gallery forest, rocky outcrops and dry forest; grows terrestrially, on rocks or as an epiphyte, often in bright light.

Records span 0–2091 m with a median of about 685 m.

BrazilArgentinaParaguayBoliviaUruguay

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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.