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Billbergia jandebrabanderi

A Bolivian Billbergia described in 2003, recorded from 300–480 m in the lowland forests around Santa Cruz. It is a warm-growing tank bromeliad that takes bright light and tolerates a moderately dry winter.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. Lowland Bolivian Billbergia generally grow as epiphytes or on rocks in semi-deciduous to humid forest, and this one is assumed to be similar.

Recorded at 300–480 m (median 480 m, 4 records).

BoliviaSanta Cruz

🔒 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.