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Quesnelia testudo

An epiphytic tank bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of the Serra do Mar in São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, forming a rosette of about twenty spine-tipped leaves and a pink-bracted spike. It wants bright filtered light, warm humid summers and a cooler, somewhat drier winter, and it is unusually tolerant of brief cold for a bromeliad.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on trees in old-growth humid Atlantic Forest on the slopes of the Serra do Mar, from near the coast up into the escarpment forest.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,070 m, with a median around 800 m on the escarpment.

Brazil 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.