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Deuterocohnia meziana

A clumping, spiny terrestrial bromeliad of rock outcrops in the dry forests of lowland Bolivia, the Brazilian Pantanal margins and northern Paraguay. Treat it as a hot, bright, dry-winter xerophyte: strong sun, sharp drainage, and a dry rest through the southern winter.

Deuterocohnia meziana
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Grows on rocky outcrops and stony slopes in seasonally dry Chiquitano and Chaco forest; habitat detail is generalised from the genus and the measured sites.

Recorded from lowland sites to about 1960 m, median about 450 m.

BoliviaMato Grosso do SulParaguayNorthwest Argentina

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✓ 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.