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

Vriesea robusta

A large, cold-growing Andean Vriesea (originally Tillandsia robusta) of the cloud forests and high shrublands of Venezuela and Colombia. Recorded localities run from about 2,000 m cloud forest near Caracas to about 3,100 m shrubland in Santander. It needs cool days, cold nights, strong but not hot light and constant moisture, and it will not tolerate warm conditions.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Andean montane cloud forest and high-elevation shrubland. A Venezuelan specimen came from cloud forest on Pico Codazzi, and Colombian records include shrubland at 3,080 m in Santander and localities on the Bogotá plateau edge around Facatativá. It grows epiphytically on trees and shrubs, and possibly on rocks or banks in open shrubland; no detailed habitat account was found.

Recorded elevations are about 2,050 m (Venezuelan cloud forest) to 3,080 m (Colombian shrubland).

VenezuelaColombia

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✓ 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.