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Aechmea fendleri

An epiphytic bromeliad of the forests of Trinidad's Northern Range and the Venezuelan coastal cordillera, widely grown for its blue-and-pink inflorescence. Treat it as an intermediate, bright-filtered epiphyte with a drier spring.

Aechmea fendleri
Photo: Hectonichus, 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

It is expected as an epiphyte in humid hill and montane forest, in bright broken light in the canopy, like many Aechmea of the Caribbean coastal ranges.

The three records with elevations are at 1460–1690 m. Trinidad records sit near 500 m.

TrinidadVenezuelaVenezuelan Antilles

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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.