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

Vriesea rubyi

A Rio de Janeiro Vriesea described by E. Pereira in 1971 and known in GBIF from a single herbarium specimen from Fazenda Rocio. Rocio is probably the district of that name in Petrópolis in the Serra dos Órgãos, so care follows cool, misty montane Atlantic Forest vrieseas.

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

No habitat notes were available. If the type locality is Rocio in Petrópolis, it comes from humid montane Atlantic rainforest where most Vriesea grow as epiphytes.

The specimen carries no elevation; Petrópolis lies at roughly 800–1000 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.