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Neoregelia macrosepala

A tank bromeliad from the hill forests and rock outcrops of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Like most Neoregelia it colours best in bright light and wants water in its central cup, warm days and mild nights.

Neoregelia macrosepala
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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows in humid Atlantic Forest and on forest-edge granite outcrops, as an epiphyte or on rock, where it gets bright but broken light.

Recorded from about 500 to 1,400 m, median about 740 m; submontane forest.

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.