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Billbergia zebrina

A tall, tubular tank bromeliad from southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and Paraguay, its bronze leaves crossbanded with silvery scales. It has a pendant inflorescence with bright pink bracts, and it is one of the hardier Billbergia, tolerant of cool winters.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, sometimes on rocks, in Atlantic Forest and Paraná riverine and semideciduous forest, typically on trunks and branches in fairly bright positions.

Records span sea level to 1,220 m, with a median of 475 m.

BrazilArgentinaParaguayUruguay

🔒 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.