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Tillandsia andrieuxii

A Mexican endemic Tillandsia of high pine, oak and cypress forests, mostly between about 2200 and 2900 m in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Michoacán, México, Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala, with outliers in the Sierra Madre Occidental. It grows on oak branches and on rocks, in a climate with mild days, cold nights and a long, bright dry season from November to May. Grow it bright and airy, cool at night and noticeably drier in winter.

Tillandsia andrieuxii
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimens are recorded on Quercus in oak forest, in pine, pine-oak and oak-cypress forest, in rocky places within forest, on hillside and roadside trees and in humid wooded ravines. It is an epiphyte, occasionally on rock, fully exposed to the air.

GBIF records with elevations run from about 1300 to 3650 m, median about 2625 m.

Mexico: MichoacánMexico: Estado de MéxicoMexico: MorelosMexico: Puebla and TlaxcalaMexico: Durango (Sierra Madre Occidental)

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.