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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Aechmea filicaulis

A Venezuelan endemic bromeliad best known for its very long, thread-thin stolons, which let rosettes hang in chains from branches of humid montane forest. Grow it mounted or in a hanging basket where the stolons can dangle, in bright shade with warm days, mild nights and plenty of air movement.

Aechmea filicaulis
Photo: Jardin botanique de Lyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of humid montane forest in the Venezuelan Coastal Cordillera; the main records sit near 945 m in the coastal range north of Maracay. Habitat detail is not documented in what was reachable and is inferred from the records and the genus.

Five of six records at about 945 m; one lowland record near 114 m in the Orinoco basin.

Venezuela

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.