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Vriesea pseudoligantha

A rock-dwelling Vriesea of the Chapada Diamantina in Bahia, described by Philcox in 1992. It grows on outcrops in campo rupestre, including ironstone canga, at about 500–1280 m, forming rosettes of discolorous leaves often lined wine-red with a long, dark flower stalk to about 80 cm. It needs bright light, heat and a dry season.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels call it rupicolous in campo rupestre and on rock outcrops across the Chapada Diamantina and the Espinhaço in Bahia, including canga at an iron mine.

Recorded at 115–1278 m, median about 700 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.