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Hohenbergia littoralis

A tank bromeliad of the coastal sandy plains (restinga) of Bahia, Brazil, where it grows on sand and rock in strong sun with warm nights all year. Grow it hot, bright and airy, keep the central cup filled, and let the roots dry between waterings.

Hohenbergia littoralis
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded mostly near the Bahia coast at low elevation, consistent with restinga scrub and dune vegetation where Hohenbergia grows terrestrially on sand or on rocks, often in open sun or light shade of shrubs. Details here are inferred from the genus and the record pattern.

Sea level to about 650 m, median 60 m; most records are coastal.

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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.