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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Vriesea paraibica

A tank bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, recorded mostly in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro and neighbouring Minas Gerais, at about 500-1850 m. Its name refers to the Paraíba do Sul valley region. Treat it as a mid-elevation Atlantic Forest Vriesea: filtered light, mild temperatures with cooler nights, humid moving air and a tank kept fresh with rainwater.

Vriesea paraibica
Photo: Victor Farjalla, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Recorded in humid montane Atlantic Forest, including riparian forest along rivers and 'mata de altitude' (upper montane forest), and in the humid forest of southern Bahia. Sources we could open do not state whether it grows mainly as an epiphyte or on rock; most Vriesea of this forest are epiphytes, so it is treated as one here.

GBIF specimens with elevations run from about 525 to 1850 m (median about 1000 m, 17 records); one Santa Catarina record at 80 m looks doubtful.

Brazil 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.