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Vriesea minuta

A small epiphytic Vriesea endemic to the wet Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Labels call it a shade-loving epiphyte of the 'mata higrófila'; the flowers open at night and smell sweetly of garlic, as is typical of its bat-pollinated relatives. The climate is hot and humid with rain in every month.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in humid lowland and submontane Atlantic forest (mata higrófila sul-baiana). Labels describe it as sciophilous, though one collection came from about 40 m up in the canopy.

Recorded from near sea level to about 715 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.