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Aechmea warasii

A bromeliad of the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, recorded in the mountains of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. It wants warm days, mild nights, high humidity and a drier, cooler winter.

Aechmea warasii
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published on its habitat. Aechmeas of these montane Atlantic forests mostly grow as epiphytes or on rock in humid forest, in bright filtered light.

Sites are at about 660–1210 m.

BrazilEspírito SantoRio de Janeiro

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.