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Vriesea elata

A large epiphytic tank bromeliad of Andean and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta cloud forest in Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, with a tall, branched red inflorescence. Most wild records are from about 1,500–1,900 m, so it wants mild days, cool nights and humid, moving air. It needs space and bright filtered light.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in humid montane forest, growing as a large tank rosette on branches and trunks where it gets bright but broken light.

The 167 GBIF records with an elevation span sea level to 2,650 m, median 1,775 m and middle half 1,500–1,900 m. It is mainly a mid-montane plant.

ColombiaVenezuelaEcuador

🔒 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.