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Tillandsia callichroma

Described by Hromadnik in 1993 from southern Oaxaca, Mexico, with only two wild GBIF records. The measured site, in the Sierra Sur at about 1,875 m, has mild days, cool nights and a long dry winter. Grow it as a bright, airy intermediate Tillandsia.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 were reachable. At this elevation in Oaxaca's Sierra Sur, the forest is humid pine-oak, where Tillandsia grow on oak branches.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate site is at about 1,875 m.

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.