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Aechmea fosteriana

A tank bromeliad from the coastal lowlands of Espírito Santo, Brazil, described by L.B. Smith in 1941 and grown for its banded, maroon-marked leaves. It lives in a warm, humid, frost-free climate with a mild drier winter, so treat it as a bright-light, warm-growing Aechmea.

Aechmea fosteriana
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, 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

Coastal Atlantic forest and restinga of Espírito Santo, growing as an epiphyte or on rocks in bright, broken shade. Habitat detail is inferred from the genus and the few low-elevation records.

Recorded at 25 to 55 m, near sea level.

Espírito SantoBrazil Southeast

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.