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Vriesea capixabae

A cloud-forest Vriesea from the mountains of Espírito Santo, with green leaves spotted wine-red, a hanging pink inflorescence and yellow flowers. Herbarium labels place it as an epiphyte in shade or half-shade in high-montane forest at about 1000–1550 m. Treat it as a cool, humid, shaded epiphyte.

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 high-montane Atlantic forest and cloud forest, often among granite inselbergs (Pedra Azul, Forno Grande, Caparaó, Santa Teresa). Labels say 'epiphyte in shade in cloud forest', one at 7 m in a 17 m canopy on a hilltop.

Records run from 1024 to 1551 m, median 1251 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.