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Aechmea smithiorum

A rare, medium-sized tank bromeliad of the Lesser Antilles with broad green leaves and a striking white rosette. It grows on trees and on the ground in seasonal forest and lower montane rainforest from Montserrat to Grenada. It wants warm, humid, bright-filtered conditions and a mildly drier spell in early spring.

Aechmea smithiorum
Photo: John Thagard, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Seasonal forest and lower montane rainforest, growing epiphytically or terrestrially.

Records range from near sea level to about 900 m, with most around 750–900 m in Guadeloupe.

MontserratGuadeloupeDominicaMartiniqueSaint LuciaSaint VincentGrenada

🔒 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.