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

Neoregelia lilliputiana

One of the smallest Neoregelia species, a miniature tank bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It forms clusters of tiny rosettes on stolons. Give it bright filtered light, warmth, good humidity and a small mount or very open mix.

Neoregelia lilliputiana
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No wild GBIF records exist. Like other miniature neoregelias it is probably an epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid Atlantic Forest, spreading by stolons. It is common in cultivation, but wild details are sparse.

No recorded elevations. The climate point sits at 582 m in eastern Minas Gerais near Espírito Santo.

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.