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Werauhia attenuata

A tank-forming bromeliad of wet premontane and lower montane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama, recorded mostly around 900–1300 m. It wants warm-intermediate, constantly humid air, bright filtered light and a tank kept topped up, with only a mild drier spell in the early months of the year.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Recorded on the Caribbean and central slopes of Costa Rica and in the Chiriquí–Bocas del Toro highlands of Panama. Like most Werauhia it grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches in very wet forest; species-specific habitat notes are thin.

400–1550 m, median 1100 m; premontane to lower montane wet forest.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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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