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Werauhia viridis

A tank bromeliad of high cloud forest in the central mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, recorded at 1,900–2,700 m. It needs cool, constantly humid conditions and does not tolerate warm, stuffy rooms.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Inferred from the genus and the elevation: an epiphyte on mossy trees in wet montane cloud forest.

Recorded at 1,900–2,700 m, median about 2,050 m, which is upper montane cloud forest.

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.