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Tillandsia albertiana

Tillandsia albertiana is an epiphyte from a small area of Salta Province in north-western Argentina, where most specimens come from the Río Grande del Sauce valley near El Potrerillo. It is the parent of the 'Mystic' series of hybrids. Its home has a hot, wet summer and a cool, almost rainless winter with nights near freezing, so give it bright light, strong airflow and a dry, cool winter rest.

Tillandsia albertiana
Photo: Dave Pape from Buffalo, NY, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte (Spanish Wikipedia) in the valleys of the eastern Andean foothills of Salta, where humid Yungas forest gives way to drier forest. The collection site on National Route 9 at the Río Grande del Sauce has been collected repeatedly since 1967. No detailed notes on host trees were found.

Specimen labels give about 1,000–1,200 m near El Potrerillo, with one at 2,050 m. A specimen from the Quebrada de Aminga in La Rioja is labelled 2,300 m.

Argentina Northwest

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.