Sign in Start free
Species library › Werauhia › Werauhia hainesiorum
Other Partly documented

Werauhia hainesiorum

A Costa Rican endemic tank bromeliad of cool, wet montane forest around 1700–1950 m. Grow it cool to intermediate with very steady temperatures, high humidity, bright filtered light and a tank that never dries out.

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

Known from a few montane sites in Costa Rica's central cordilleras. Like most highland Werauhia it is assumed to be an epiphyte in mossy, cloud-influenced forest; species-specific habitat notes are scarce.

1700–1950 m, median 1825 m; lower montane cloud forest.

Costa Rica

🔒 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

Grow Werauhia hainesiorum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Werauhia

Werauhia gladioliflora Werauhia hygrometrica Werauhia ororiensis Werauhia ringens Werauhia sanguinolenta Werauhia vittata Werauhia werckleana Werauhia balanophora Werauhia kupperiana Werauhia pedicellata Werauhia viridiflora Werauhia camptoclada All 57 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.