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Tillandsia carlsoniae

Tillandsia carlsoniae is a rarely documented epiphytic bromeliad from the pine-oak highlands of central Chiapas, Mexico, described by L.B. Smith from a collection between San Cristóbal de las Casas and Comitán. It grows at 1,500–2,400 m, where days are mild, nights are cool to cold in winter and a clear dry season runs from November to April. Treat it as a cool-growing highland tillandsia: bright light, strong air movement and a drier 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

An epiphyte in pine-oak (Pinus-Quercus) forest and on isolated pines. Herbarium labels mention slopes with pine and oak, limestone ground and humid shaded spots with Quercus and Juniperus. Most records cluster around San Cristóbal de las Casas.

The Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads gives 1,500–2,400 m. GBIF records with elevations run from about 820 to 2,440 m, median about 1,980 m.

Mexico Southeast

🔒 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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