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Vriesea breviscapa

An epiphytic Vriesea of the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, with glossy green leaves, dark purple leaf sheaths and a branched inflorescence of yellow flowers. It grows 6–8 m up in dense humid forest at about 380–900 m. Grow it warm to intermediate in bright shade.

Vriesea breviscapa
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphytic in dense Atlantic rain forest, including secondary forest; one label notes plants 6–8 m up on the host tree (Serra das Lontras). Other localities include Boa Nova, Serra Grande and the Augusto Ruschi reserve in Santa Teresa.

Recorded at about 380–900 m.

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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.