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Deuterocohnia longipetala

A clumping, spiny terrestrial bromeliad of dry, rocky slopes from Peru through Bolivia to northwest Argentina. Treat it like a Dyckia: full sun, hot summers with rain, and a dry, cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Published detail is thin; like other Deuterocohnia it forms dense mounds of stiff, spiny rosettes on rocky slopes and in dry scrub in the Andean foothills and Chaco margins.

Recorded at 0–1938 m, median 1110 m (55 records); the 0 m record is likely a coordinate error.

Argentina NorthwestBoliviaPeru

🔒 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.