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Hohenbergia ridleyi

A large tank bromeliad from the coastal Atlantic Forest and restinga of north-east Brazil, growing on the ground, on rocks or on trees. The climate is hot and humid all year, with the heaviest rain from April to July. It needs strong light and warmth, with water kept in its central cup.

Hohenbergia ridleyi
Photo: Maria Eduarda Galvão, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Coastal lowland forest, forest edges and sandy restinga scrub, where it grows terrestrially in sand or as an epiphyte or lithophyte. Based on the measured range and what is known for coastal north-east Brazilian Hohenbergia.

Mostly near sea level (median 38 m), occasionally up to about 1100 m inland.

Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe)Brazil (Bahia)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.