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Racinaea tetrantha

A small epiphytic bromeliad of cool Andean cloud forest, recorded mostly between 2,000 and 3,500 m and abundant in the Colombian Andes. It needs cool nights, bright filtered light, high humidity with constant air movement, and frequent misting or dunking rather than a pot of soil.

Racinaea tetrantha
Photo: Ruiz & Pavon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on branches and trunks in humid montane and upper montane forest, often in exposed upper branches or forest edges with frequent fog.

Recorded from about 775 to 3,680 m, median about 2,760 m; the bulk of the population is high montane.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuelaBoliviaHispaniolaCubaGuyanaNorthern Brazil

🔒 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.