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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Vriesea bleheri

A Vriesea from the lowlands of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, collected in 1975 at the foot of the Serra dos Órgãos at 100–200 m and later near Maricá. It has green-to-wine leaves (a dark-leaved form, atroviolaceifolia, exists) and yellow flowers. Almost nothing is published on its habitat.

Vriesea bleheri
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels give only localities: the foot of the Serra dos Órgãos at 100–200 m and São José do Imbassaí near Maricá. Habit is not recorded; most lowland Atlantic Forest Vriesea are epiphytes, so that is assumed.

Recorded at 100–200 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.