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Vriesea morreniana

Named as a hybrid by Morren in 1882, but Kew lists it as native to South and Southeast Brazil, and wild specimens come from Atlantic Forest in Paraná and Santa Catarina. It is an epiphyte of cool, rainy subtropical forest.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Epiphyte of Atlantic Forest in Paraná and Santa Catarina, including Pico Piraí and Pico do Marumbi. One label records it about 1.5 m above the ground, with purplish leaves and orange floral bracts.

Few elevations are recorded. Its sites are coastal-range forest at low to middle elevation.

Brazil SouthBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.