Vriesea vexata

A recently described Vriesea (Leme, Journal of the Bromeliad Society 2016) from Minas Gerais, Brazil, known from very few collections. The measured site has warm days, cool nights and a strong dry winter, which suggests an exposed rock or outcrop habitat.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded in eastern Minas Gerais near the Espírito Santo border. The habitat was not described in the sources fetched. Many recently described Vriesea from Minas Gerais grow on rock outcrops, so a rock-dwelling habit is assumed but not confirmed.

Elevation not recorded.

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.