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

Vriesea racinae

Vriesea racinae is a small epiphytic tank bromeliad endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and neighbouring Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is known in cultivation mainly through hybrids such as 'Chiquita' and 'Honeycomb'. It suits warm, humid, dappled conditions on a mount.

Vriesea racinae
Photo: i- saint, CC BY 2.0, 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

An epiphyte in humid Atlantic Forest on trunks and branches. Little field detail is published.

The few GBIF records with altitudes run from near sea level to about 1,100 m, with a median around 800 m.

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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.