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Tillandsia arequitae

A small rock-dwelling air plant named after Cerro Arequita in Lavalleja, Uruguay, where it grows on the rhyolite outcrops. It comes from a temperate, humid climate with warm summers and cool winters that can bring light frost, so it suits a bright, airy spot with a cool winter rather than a warm terrarium. There is little published information on its ecology; the targets below are built from the local climate and the habit of its rock-growing relatives.

Tillandsia arequitae
Photo: Dario Niz, CC BY 3.0, 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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Exposed rhyolite rock on hills of Lavalleja, Uruguay, where it clings to rock faces and ledges with its roots.

Cerro Arequita and its neighbouring hills rise only to a few hundred metres; no GBIF record gives an elevation.

UruguaySouthern Brazil

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.