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Tillandsia aequatorialis

A high-Andean Tillandsia of the páramo and subpáramo of southern Ecuador, mostly at 2,900-3,400 m around Podocarpus National Park, Cerro Toledo and the Cordillera del Cóndor. It needs cold nights, cool days, bright light and humid, windy air, and is hard to keep in warm climates.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels place it in páramo, shrubby páramo and subpáramo vegetation, including sandstone plateaus with acid, sandy soil in the Cordillera del Cóndor. The labels checked do not say whether it grows on the ground, on rock or on shrubs.

Recorded at 2,150-3,400 m, median 3,200 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.