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Aechmea strobilacea

A large tank bromeliad (subgenus Chevaliera) from wet forest on the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador and Peru, with outliers in Panama. It suits warm, humid, evenly wet conditions year round, in bright filtered light.

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 to premontane wet forest, usually as an epiphyte on trunks and branches. This is inferred from the genus and subgenus, because no habitat description of the species was found.

Recorded elevations are 150–2780 m, with a median of 800 m. Most records lie between 250 and 1,100 m.

EcuadorPeruPanama

🔒 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.