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Aechmea purpureorosea

A tank bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, most records coming from the hills around Rio de Janeiro. Grow it warm and humid in bright filtered light, with a slightly cooler, drier winter.

Aechmea purpureorosea
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA, CC BY 2.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published on its habitat. Inferred from Atlantic Forest Aechmea: an epiphyte on trunks and branches, sometimes on rock, in humid coastal forest.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites lie at about 200–600 m.

BrazilRio de JaneiroEspírito SantoMinas Gerais

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.