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Aechmea eurycorymbus

An Atlantic Forest Aechmea from the upland moist forests of north-eastern Brazil, grown widely as an ornamental and the parent of several named cultivars. It wants bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and steady moisture.

Aechmea eurycorymbus
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Recorded from humid upland forest islands in the Pernambuco–Alagoas–Paraíba region of the Atlantic Forest; like most of subgenus Aechmea it is assumed to grow as an epiphyte, sometimes on rocks or the ground.

Recorded at 635–1194 m, with a median of about 645 m.

Brazil NortheastPernambucoAlagoasParaíba

🔒 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.