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Neoregelia pauciflora

A small Neoregelia from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Like its small relatives it probably grows as a clumping epiphyte that spreads on stolons and holds water in its central cup. Give it bright, filtered light, warm days, mild nights and high humidity.

Neoregelia pauciflora
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Published habitat detail is thin. The picture here is built from the measured sites and from the habits of small Atlantic Forest Neoregelia, which grow on trunks and branches in humid forest.

Recorded from about 130 to 800 m, with most records near 780 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.