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Tillandsia bourgaei

A highland Mexican air plant that grows on oaks and pines in pine-oak forest, mostly at 1,900–2,400 m, and ranges into Central America. Plants face cool nights, a wet summer and a long, dry, bright winter and spring. It does best mounted in bright light with strong airflow and a clearly cooler, drier winter.

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

An epiphyte on oaks (including Quercus liebmannii and yellow oak), pines and junipers in pine-oak, oak and juniper-pine forest, and in secondary growth derived from them. A few collections come from rosette-dominated xeric scrub in Puebla.

Mexican specimens mostly fall between about 1,200 and 2,500 m, with a cluster at 1,900–2,400 m.

Southern and western Mexico (Oaxaca, Jalisco, Puebla, México, Morelos, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Veracruz)Central America

🔒 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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