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Billbergia pyramidalis

The 'foolproof plant', a clumping tank bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and parts of the Caribbean and northern South America. It grows on the ground, on rocks or low on trees in humid, shaded forest. It is tolerant, but flowers best with bright filtered light and a slightly cooler, drier winter.

Billbergia pyramidalis
Photo: Jwgloverii, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in humus-rich soil or leaf litter on the ground in humid areas, on rocks under shading forest trees, and as an epiphyte low on trunks. Most records are from the Atlantic Forest around Rio de Janeiro.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,400 m, median about 110 m.

BrazilVenezuelaFrench GuianaCubaGuadeloupeMartiniqueDominica

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✓ 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
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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.