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Tillandsia calothyrsus

A Mexican epiphytic Tillandsia of montane oak and pine-oak forest, mostly at 1,500-2,500 m in Oaxaca and Chiapas and also recorded from Michoacán and Jalisco. It grows on oak branches in cool highlands with a pronounced winter dry season. Grow it bright, airy and cool at night, with a drier winter.

Tillandsia calothyrsus
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on oaks (Quercus) in oak forest, pine-oak woodland and oak forest with cloud-forest elements, sometimes in riparian strips in rocky, stony terrain. Records note oak-pine forest with Arbutus.

Herbarium records range from about 1,500 to 2,480 m, and most are above 1,900 m in the Oaxacan highlands.

Mexico

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.