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Vriesea brueggemannii

A natural hybrid between Vriesea carinata and V. incurvata from the Atlantic Forest of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, described in 2016. It has red and yellow floral bracts and yellow flowers, and grows low on trunks and rocks beside forest streams where both parents occur.

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 on tree trunks and rocks less than 1 m above the ground along the banks of a cascading river in forest at Caldas da Imperatriz, growing among its parents.

One label gives 375 m; the climate sites run from 140 to 523 m.

Brazil South

🔒 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.