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Neoregelia carolinae

The blushing bromeliad of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Its rosette centre turns red as it comes into flower. In the wild it grows mostly around Rio de Janeiro's coastal mountains, from near sea level to about 1,100 m. Give it bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and water held in the central cup.

Neoregelia carolinae
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A tank-forming bromeliad of humid Atlantic Forest, growing as an epiphyte on trunks and branches and sometimes on rocks or the forest floor. This comes from what is known of the genus; species-specific habitat notes are scarce.

Recorded from 14 to 1,104 m, with a median of 600 m. Most records come from the Serra do Mar and the Serra dos Órgãos around Rio de Janeiro.

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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.