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Aechmea macrochlamys

A tank bromeliad endemic to Espírito Santo in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, known in cultivation mainly through the cultivar 'Purple Globe'. Warm year round with a mild, drier winter; grow it bright, warm and airy with water held in the central cup.

Aechmea macrochlamys
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, 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

Atlantic Forest of coastal Espírito Santo from near sea level into the low hills; like most Aechmea it grows as an epiphyte or on rock where light is bright but broken. Specific microhabitat data for this species are thin.

Recorded from 0 to 775 m, median 300 m.

Brazil (Espírito Santo)

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.