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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Tillandsia carminea

A little-documented Tillandsia endemic to southeastern Brazil. Its single measured site has a cool highland Atlantic-forest climate, with mild humid summers and cold, drier winters. Treat it as a bright, well-ventilated, mesic air plant.

Tillandsia carminea
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

The sources reached give no habitat detail. The single georeferenced record falls in cool, humid southeastern Brazilian highlands, where related soft-leaved Tillandsias grow on tree branches or rocks in forest edges and open woodland.

No elevation is recorded. The site's cool nights, 5 to 12 C, suggest the highlands, very roughly 1,000 m or more.

Brazil (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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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.