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

Neoregelia spectabilis

A tank bromeliad from the coastal Atlantic Forest around Rio de Janeiro, known in cultivation for the red tips on its olive leaves. It wants warm, humid, bright conditions with water held in the central cup.

Neoregelia spectabilis
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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 lowland Atlantic Forest and the coastal restinga, on trees, on rocks, or on the ground in bright, broken shade. This is based on the genus and the coastal records rather than a species-specific study.

The two records have no elevations. The climate site is near sea level around Rio de Janeiro, but the species probably also occurs on the lower slopes of the coastal ranges.

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

🔒 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.