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Vriesea pleiosticha

A widespread Vriesea of tropical South America and southern Central America, from Costa Rica and Trinidad to Bolivia and the Guianas. It grows as an epiphyte in forest understory and dense tall forest, mostly at low to middle elevations but up to oak forest in the Colombian Andes. It has a rosette about 50 cm long with red bracts and yellow flowers.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Labels describe forest understory on Tafelberg in Suriname, dense tall terra-firme forest, primary forest with heavy epiphyte loads, and Andean oak forest in Boyacá.

Recorded at 0–3380 m, median 850 m.

BoliviaBrazil NorthColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaPanamáPeruSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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.