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Neoregelia farinosa

A medium-sized tank bromeliad from the montane Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil whose centre turns bright red at flowering. It does best with bright filtered light, a clear day–night swing and a slightly drier, cooler winter.

Neoregelia farinosa
Photo: Falconaumanni, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in humid montane Atlantic Forest, generally on trunks and branches in filtered light. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus and the measured sites.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,400 m, with a median near 1,100 m; most measured records are around 1,250 m.

Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo)

🔒 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.