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Neoregelia ampullacea

A small, tubular Neoregelia from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo that forms clusters by stolons. It does well mounted in bright filtered light with warm, humid conditions and a mild, drier winter.

Neoregelia ampullacea
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Atlantic Forest, where small stoloniferous Neoregelia of this group grow as epiphytes on trunks and branches in humid, bright-shaded forest. Details are generalised from the genus.

Records range from near sea level to about 660 m; few carry an elevation.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.