Werauhia gigantea
A very large lowland tank bromeliad of the Guianas, Trinidad and Amazonia. It wants heat, humidity and filtered light, and a great deal of room.
At home, aim for
Day
Warm-growingTargets 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
Epiphyte, and sometimes on rocks, in hot lowland rainforest and forest edges; inferred from the genus and the record sites.
Recorded at 5–265 m (median 225 m): a strictly lowland plant.
French GuianaSurinameBrazil (North and West-Central)VenezuelaColombiaTrinidad and Tobago
🔒 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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