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Vriesea schwackeana

Vriesea schwackeana is a Brazilian tank bromeliad from the highlands of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, where it grows on trees and on rocks in seasonal forest, forest islands on ironstone (canga) and rocky fields at about 1,300 to 1,650 m. Its inflorescence has red bracts and yellow flowers. It suits growers who can give bright light, cool nights and a drier winter.

Vriesea schwackeana
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it as an epiphyte in seasonal semideciduous forest, sometimes near streams, as a terrestrial in the same forest, and in capao de canga (forest islands on ironstone) where it can form large populations; Wikipedia adds rocky fields.

About 1,300 to 1,650 m; herbarium records cite 1,400, 1,500 and 1,530 m.

Brazil (Minas Gerais)Brazil (Sao Paulo)

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.