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Hohenbergia stellata

A large tank bromeliad with stiff green rosettes and tall branched spikes of brilliant red bracts and violet flowers that last for months. It grows warm and bright, on trees, rocks or sandy ground, from northeastern Brazil to Trinidad and Venezuela.

Hohenbergia stellata
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows epiphytically on trees and also on rocks or sandy ground in Atlantic forest edges, restinga and coastal woodland, usually in bright, broken light.

Recorded from about 30 to 1,300 m, median about 390 m.

Brazil NortheastNetherlands AntillesTrinidad-TobagoVenezuelaWindward Is.

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.