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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Neoregelia cyanea

A tank bromeliad from southeastern Brazil, known from few records, with no wild GBIF points available to us. Like most Neoregelia it wants bright light for good leaf colour, a rosette kept filled with water during the warm wet season, and a fast-draining epiphytic medium.

Neoregelia cyanea
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Assumed from the genus in southeastern Brazil: an epiphyte or rock-dweller in Atlantic forest and on granite outcrops, holding water in its central tank.

No recorded elevations; the climate centroid sits at about 580 m.

Southeastern Brazil

🔒 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.