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Aechmea recurvata

A compact, hard-leaved tank bromeliad from southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, and one of the most cold-tolerant Aechmea. It grows best in bright light, which turns the leaves red at flowering, and tolerates cool winters.

Aechmea recurvata
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 on rock in Atlantic and Araucaria forest, forest edges and riverine woodland, often in quite exposed positions. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus and the range.

Recorded at 0–1488 m, median 682 m (202 records).

BrazilArgentinaUruguayParaguay

🔒 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.