Vriesea corcovadensis

A Brazilian Vriesea endemic to the Atlantic Forest, from Bahia and Espírito Santo south through Rio de Janeiro to Paraná and Santa Catarina. It was named after Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro. Breeders have used it: the cultivars 'Deutscher Zwerg', 'Gnom' and 'Komet' are listed under it. Grow it as an intermediate, humid, bright-shade bromeliad with soft water.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica). The sources consulted give no detail on its microhabitat. Most Atlantic Forest vrieseas grow on trees or on shaded rocks under a humid canopy, and it is treated here as an epiphyte.

The sources consulted give no elevation. Its type area, Corcovado, runs from near sea level to about 700 m, and its range extends into the cooler southern Atlantic Forest.

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.