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Racinaea venusta

A small epiphytic bromeliad of wet lowland and foothill forest in Costa Rica, Colombia and western Ecuador. It is a warm grower that wants humid, moving air and filtered light, much like warm-growing Tillandsia.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

An epiphyte on trees in humid lowland and premontane forest. This is inferred from the genus and the recorded sites.

Recorded from near sea level to 2,780 m, median about 600 m.

ColombiaCosta RicaEcuador

🔒 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.