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Alcantarea vinicolor

A wine-tinted rosette bromeliad of the granite inselbergs of Espírito Santo, Brazil, growing on exposed rock at about 600-1400 m. It wants strong sun, a marked day-night swing, a dry winter and very fast drainage; the deep colour depends on high light.

Alcantarea vinicolor
Photo: Nico Nelson from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Lithophytic on bare granite and gneiss outcrops and rock faces in the Atlantic Forest region, as is typical for Alcantarea.

Recorded at 592-1370 m, median about 1180 m.

Brazil (Espírito Santo)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.