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Aechmea penduliflora

A modest-sized bromeliad of lowland rainforest from Nicaragua to Amazonian Ecuador and Peru, named for its pendent inflorescence. Grow it warm, humid and in filtered light, mounted or in a very open mix.

Aechmea penduliflora
Photo: Timm Stolten, 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 Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Mostly epiphytic in lowland humid forest, typically on trunks and branches in the mid-canopy; based on the genus and range rather than species ecology.

Recorded from sea level to 1,400 m, median 263 m.

EcuadorColombiaPeruVenezuelaBrazilGuyanaCosta RicaNicaraguaPanama

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.