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Vriesea platzmannii

A tank bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil, described by Édouard Morren in 1875 and named after Julius Platzmann. Records cluster along the coast of Santa Catarina and southern São Paulo, from coastal restinga scrub to forested slopes such as the Serra do Tabuleiro. Its home is humid, mild and subtropical, with rain in every month and cool (but frost-free near the coast) winters.

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 in the Atlantic Forest and in coastal restinga, including low restinga at Carijós Ecological Station in Florianópolis and the Ilha do Cardoso State Park. It holds water in its central leaf tank.

Few elevations are recorded. It grows from near sea level in restinga (one specimen at about 150 m in Treviso) up onto the coastal slopes of the Serra do Tabuleiro.

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.