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

Neoregelia olens

A tank bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil with almost no wild records in GBIF. Grow it like other Neoregelia: bright filtered light to keep the leaves coloured, a water-filled central cup, warm days and humid, airy conditions.

Neoregelia olens
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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 location records are available; like most Neoregelia it is presumed to grow as an epiphyte or on rocks in humid Atlantic Forest, in bright but partly shaded positions.

Elevation unknown; the climate was taken from a single point in the native region at about 580 m.

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 2.0 licence, unmodified.