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Aechmea apocalyptica

Aechmea apocalyptica is an epiphytic bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, a critically endangered species. Grow it as a bright, humid epiphyte with a central cup kept filled with water.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the central cup filled with soft water and let the potting mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining epiphyte or bromeliad mix, such as bark chips with some perlite or sphagnum.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Brazil (to São Paulo)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aechmea apocalyptica is a plant species in the genus Aechmea.

Where it grows

The Bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil, within Paraná (state), Santa Catarina (state), and São Paulo (state).

Other Aechmea plants

Aechmea blumenavii · Amazonian Zebra Plant · Brazilian Vaseplant · Urnplant · Coralberry · Aechmea gamosepala · Aechmea kleinii · Aechmea lueddemanniana · Arghan · Christmas Jewels · Aechmea rubens · Aechmea serrata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aechmea apocalyptica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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