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Hohenbergia brachycephala

A tank bromeliad from the Atlantic forest belt of southern Bahia, Brazil, recorded from near sea level to about 775 m. Little is published on this species, so the conditions here come from the measured sites and what is typical for Hohenbergia: warm days, mild nights, bright filtered light and a water-filled central cup.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded in the Atlantic forest region of southern Bahia. Hohenbergia species there grow as epiphytes or on rock and forest edges, usually in bright, broken light rather than deep shade; species-specific habitat notes are thin.

Records span 0–775 m with a median near 650 m, so most plants sit in low hills rather than on the coast.

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.