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Werauhia pycnantha

A tank bromeliad of the Chiapas and Oaxaca highlands and western Guatemala, recorded mostly around 1700 m in montane and cloud forest. It wants cool-intermediate temperatures, bright shade and steady humidity, with a drier winter that growers can follow by watering less.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Like most Werauhia it is presumably an epiphyte with a water-holding rosette in humid montane forest. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 484–2056 m, median about 1700 m, in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and nearby ranges.

Mexico (Chiapas)Mexico (Oaxaca)Guatemala

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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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