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Nidularium procerum

A large, robust bromeliad of Brazil's Atlantic Forest, growing on the shady forest floor and on low trunks and rocks, with a bright red central rosette at flowering. It needs shade, warmth and constant humidity.

Nidularium procerum
Photo: Bocabroms, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded, humid understory of the Atlantic rainforest, mostly terrestrial in leaf litter but also on rocks and low on trunks. Built from the measured sites and the genus.

From sea level to about 1,700 m, mostly around 600 m on coastal mountain slopes.

Brazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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.