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Vriesea correia-araujoi

A small epiphytic Vriesea of the Brazilian Atlantic forest with purple-spotted leaves and red floral bracts. Specimens come from Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, from coastal mangrove edges up to about 900 m. Labels describe it in half-shade, and once in sun on rocks at a waterfall.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in Atlantic forest, noted in half-shade, on trees growing on rocks in a waterfall bed where it is sun-loving, on a rocky outcrop and at the edge of mangrove at Picinguaba.

Recorded from near sea level to 900 m, median about 150 m (three records with elevation).

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.