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Aechmea nidularioides

An Amazonian lowland bromeliad from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It forms a rosette with a nest-like centre of colourful bracts, resembling a Nidularium. It wants steady warmth, high humidity and shade, with no real dry season.

Aechmea nidularioides
Photo: Bocabroms, 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wild records cluster in the lowland Amazon at a median of 150 m. By genus habit it grows in humid rainforest understory, epiphytically on low trunks or on the ground in leaf litter. Specific habitat detail is not published in the sources consulted.

Recorded at 66–1100 m, median 150 m; most records are lowland Amazonia.

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

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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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.