Vriesea rubra

An epiphytic bromeliad of the warm lowlands and foothills of northern South America and Trinidad, common in Colombian gallery forest, forest fragments and wooded pastures below about 800 m. It wants warmth all year, bright filtered light and humid, moving air. Published detail is thin, so this profile relies on the collection records and regional climate.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees in gallery and riverside forest, fragmented forest, tall secondary growth and pasture trees in Colombia. Its tolerance of fragmented forest and pasture trees suggests it takes fairly bright light.

Colombian GBIF records lie at about 340–800 m, most around 580–660 m.

TrinidadColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaEcuadorPeruNorthern Brazil

🔒 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.