Tillandsia adamsii

Tillandsia adamsii is a Jamaican endemic described by R.W. Read and known from a few herbarium collections in the limestone hills of Trelawny and St James (Cockpit Country) at about 600-670 m. One collection notes it on shaded limestone ledges, so it is best treated as a warm, humid, partly shaded rock and tree dweller. It is rarely documented, so these guidelines are broad.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Shaded limestone ledges in the wet karst hills of Cockpit Country and adjacent St James; Wikipedia lists it as an epiphyte, so it likely grows on both trees and rock in this humid limestone forest.

Herbarium collections at about 610-670 m (2000-2200 ft).

Jamaica

🔒 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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