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

Vriesea retroflexa

Vriesea ×retroflexa is a hybrid named by É. Morren in 1884. It is recorded as an epiphyte of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in Bahia and São Paulo, with red bracts and yellow flowers. One doctoral study recreated it by crossing V. simplex with V. carinata. Grow it like those parents: warm, humid and in bright shade.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 an epiphyte of Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia and in the Serra do Mar at Santa Virgínia, São Paulo.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate site is at about 580 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.