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Billbergia vittata

A tough tubular Billbergia from the Atlantic Forest and highlands of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, with silver-banded leaves and a pendent red bract spike with blue flowers. Grow it bright, with a cooler dry winter to match its habitat.

Billbergia vittata
Photo: John Lindley and Joseph Paxton, drawing by L. A. L. Constans, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Atlantic Forest and inland highlands, growing epiphytically or on rocks in bright positions; the tube holds a water reservoir.

Records span 6–1615 m, median about 1275 m.

Minas GeraisEspírito SantoBahiaRio de Janeiro

🔒 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.