Racinaea flexuosa

A small epiphytic bromeliad from Andean montane forest between about 2,200 and 3,000 m in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It wants cool, humid, bright air all year, with a milder, drier spell in the southern winter. Growers who keep cool-growing Tillandsia or high-elevation orchids already have the right conditions.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from upper montane forest and forest edges in the Andes. Like most Racinaea it probably grows on mossy branches and twigs in moving, moist air. This is inferred from the genus and the measured sites, not from a species account.

Records lie between 2,200 and 3,000 m, with a median of 2,450 m. That band is cool all year, and frost is rare.

EcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.