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Billbergia macrolepis

A tubular, tank-forming epiphytic bromeliad of hot, wet lowland forest from Costa Rica to Venezuela, Guyana and Ecuador. It wants warmth year round, bright filtered light and plenty of water in the long rainy season, with a short, drier spell early in the year.

Billbergia macrolepis
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in lowland rain and seasonal forest, where Billbergia typically sit on branches in broken light. Details are inferred from the measured sites and the genus.

Recorded from 20 to 600 m, median about 150 m.

Costa RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorGuyana

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.