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Werauhia ororiensis

A highland tank bromeliad from the cloud forests of the Costa Rican and western Panamanian cordilleras, mostly recorded around 2,700 m. It wants cold, wet, constantly humid conditions, and these are the hardest part of growing it at home. Warm nights are the usual reason it declines in cultivation.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Montane oak and cloud forest where it grows on trunks and branches. It is also found on mossy banks and in clearings. The habitat details come from the measured range and from what is typical of highland Werauhia, because almost nothing has been published on this species.

Records run from 900 to 3,400 m, with a median of 2,700 m, so it is a plant of the upper cloud-forest belt.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 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.