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Aechmea nudicaulis

A widespread, tough tank bromeliad from Mexico and the Caribbean to southern Brazil, with a few stiff, banded, spiny leaves forming a tall tube and a bright red-bracted spike with yellow flowers. It grows as an epiphyte or on rock and sand in bright light; keep the cup filled and give it strong light for good colour.

Aechmea nudicaulis
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphytic on trees and also on rocks and sandy ground in coastal restinga and lowland to montane Atlantic and Central American forest, usually in bright places.

Recorded at 0–2517 m, median 215 m; mostly lowland.

BrazilCosta RicaMexicoGuyanaPanamaTrinidad and TobagoColombiaEcuadorNicaraguaCubaDominican RepublicVenezuelaHondurasPuerto RicoHaitiFrench Guiana

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.