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Canistropsis billbergioides

A medium-sized bromeliad of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest that grows on the shaded forest floor or low on trunks, producing a colourful bracted inflorescence in the leaf rosette. It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with no real dry season and is easy in a bright-shade terrarium or greenhouse.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of humid coastal Atlantic Forest, growing terrestrially in leaf litter, on rocks, or as a low epiphyte on trunks and fallen logs in shade.

Recorded from near sea level to 1,350 m, median 250 m (114 records).

Brazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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.