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Aphelandra colorata

An Atlantic Forest Aphelandra from southeastern Brazil, recorded mostly around 300–1,100 m on the coastal slopes of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. Like its relatives it is a soft-wooded understory shrub with showy bracted flower spikes; grow it warm, shaded and humid, with a slightly cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Little is published on this species; by analogy with other Atlantic Forest Aphelandra it grows as a shrub in the shaded understory of humid montane and submontane forest. The recorded sites sit on the seaward escarpment where fog and orographic rain are frequent.

Three records with elevations span 300–618 m (median 600 m); climate sites reach about 1,100–1,200 m in Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.