Vriesea altimontana

A high-mountain Vriesea from the Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil. As its name suggests, it is recorded at 1760–1900 m. The measured site has mild days, cold winter nights and a dry winter, so it needs cooler conditions than most Vriesea.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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 in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro state near 1800 m, where upper montane forest gives way to rocky high-altitude grassland. Whether it grows on trees or on rock was not confirmed in the sources fetched.

Recorded at 1760–1900 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.