Sign in Start free
Species library › Aechmea › Aechmea stelligera
Other Partly documented

Aechmea stelligera

A tank bromeliad from the Atlantic forest remnants of north-eastern Brazil (Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba), a hot, humid lowland region with a winter rainy season and a dry, sunny spring and summer. Give it warm nights all year, bright filtered light and a slightly drier spell from about September to February.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from lowland and submontane Atlantic forest fragments in north-eastern Brazil. Like many Aechmea of this region it is likely to grow as an epiphyte or on rock and forest-floor debris in partly open forest; the exact microhabitat is not well documented.

Recorded from sea level to about 620 m, median around 340 m.

Brazil NortheastAlagoasPernambucoParaíba

🔒 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

Grow Aechmea stelligera? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Aechmea

Aechmea fasciata Aechmea magdalenae Aechmea nudicaulis Aechmea bromeliifolia Aechmea angustifolia Aechmea blanchetiana Aechmea bracteata Aechmea calyculata Aechmea comata Aechmea distichantha Aechmea lueddemanniana Aechmea mertensii All 255 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.