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Cryptanthus beuckeri

A terrestrial earth-star bromeliad from the lowland Atlantic forest of southern Bahia and Espírito Santo, with mottled, spoon-shaped leaves. It parents many cultivars and hybrids. It wants warm, humid shade and a loose, moist, humus-rich mix.

Cryptanthus beuckeri
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Floor of lowland Atlantic rainforest and cacao-shaded forest, growing in leaf litter on the ground. This is typical for the genus; the Wikipedia stub gives no species-specific habitat.

Recorded elevations 0–478 m (median 300 m).

BrazilBahiaEspírito SantoMinas Gerais

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.