Tillandsia atroviolacea

Tillandsia atroviolacea is a little-known Mexican endemic described by Ehlers & Koide (1997, J. Bromeliad Soc.) from southwestern Mexico. GBIF has no wild records; the climate below comes from a single site in its range, with a dry, sunny winter and spring and summer rains. Grow it like other southwestern Mexican xeric tillandsias: bright, mounted, cool nights and a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

No habitat notes are available. Tillandsias of southwestern Mexico described by Ehlers are mostly epiphytes of seasonally dry oak, pine-oak or deciduous forest, and that is assumed here.

Elevation not documented.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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.