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Aechmea longifolia

A widespread Amazonian and Guianan bromeliad with long, spiny strap leaves, growing as an epiphyte or on the ground in lowland rainforest. It wants steady warmth, high humidity, bright filtered light and no dry season to speak of.

Aechmea longifolia
Photo: John Lindley and Joseph Paxton, drawing by L. A. L. Constans, Public domain, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland humid tropical forest, typically epiphytic on trunks and branches or on the forest floor; inferred from the range and genus as the source page gives no habitat detail.

Recorded from 0–985 m, median 265 m.

ColombiaBrazilPeruEcuadorFrench GuianaVenezuelaBoliviaSuriname

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.