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Aechmea pyramidalis

A bromeliad of lowland forest in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Most records come from below 800 m. Grow it like other warm-growing Aechmea: bright filtered light, a water-filled central tank and an open, free-draining mount or mix.

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

Lowland tropical forest. Inferred from the genus: grows epiphytically on trunks and branches or terrestrially at forest edges.

Recorded at 18–790 m, median 270 m.

EcuadorPeruColombia

🔒 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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