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Tillandsia compressa

An epiphytic Tillandsia recorded from Mexico, Central America, Colombia and the West Indies. In herbarium collections it mostly comes from mid-elevation forest in Chiapas and El Salvador. It grows best mounted or in a very open mix, in bright filtered light, with warm days, cooler nights and a drier winter. Few detailed studies of this species exist, so the conditions below lean on its recorded elevations and on general Tillandsia practice.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

It grows on trees in tropical to subtropical forest, from lowland to montane cloud forest, including protected areas such as Montecristo National Park in El Salvador. Herbarium labels in the search results give little detail on host trees or exposure.

Preserved specimens span about 100–2,100 m, with most between 800 and 1,600 m (Chiapas and El Salvador), a warm-days, mild-nights premontane zone.

Mexico (notably Chiapas)Central America (including El Salvador)ColombiaWest Indies

🔒 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.