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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Cryptanthus correia-araujoi

A little-known terrestrial earth star bromeliad from northeastern Brazil, with no wild GBIF records and no published growing detail. Grow it like other Cryptanthus: warm, in bright shade, with an evenly moist but free-draining mix.

Cryptanthus correia-araujoi
Photo: Karelj, Public domain, 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

No species-specific habitat notes were found. Cryptanthus of northeastern Brazil usually grow as ground rosettes in leaf litter or among rocks under the shade of shrubs and trees, and this profile assumes the same.

No records carry an elevation; the single climate site is at about 436 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.