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Racinaea parviflora

A small epiphytic bromeliad of the humid eastern Andean slopes from Colombia to Bolivia, mostly at 1,000-2,000 m. Treat it like a montane tillandsioid: bright filtered light, steady humidity with fast drying, and mild temperatures with cool nights.

Racinaea parviflora
Photo: Ruiz & Pavon, Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on branches and trunks in humid premontane and lower montane forest, typically in the brighter mid to upper canopy. Details are generalised from the genus.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2,600 m, median 1,500 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.