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Billbergia issingiana

A little-documented Billbergia from the Bolivian Yungas, known from a handful of records at 860–1,690 m. Grow it like other warm, montane tank bromeliads: bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and a slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slope of La Paz department; habitat specifics are unpublished, so this follows the genus, which is mostly epiphytic or on rocks in fairly bright spots.

Recorded at 860–1,689 m, median 1,280 m (9 records).

Bolivia

🔒 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.