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Werauhia leucophylla

A tank bromeliad of wet montane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama, mostly recorded around 1500–1950 m. It suits cool-intermediate growing with steady temperatures, high humidity, bright filtered light and a permanently filled tank.

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 Talamanca and Central cordillera slopes of Costa Rica and in Chiriquí, Panama. As in most highland Werauhia it is assumed to grow as an epiphyte in mossy wet forest; species-level habitat notes are thin.

400–1950 m, median 1600 m; mainly lower montane wet and cloud 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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