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

Tillandsia crista-galli

A Mexican Tillandsia known only from the mountains around Motozintla in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, at about 1600–2200 m. Almost everything recorded about it comes from Renate Ehlers' collections at the Motozintla pass, so growing advice has to be inferred from that seasonally dry mountain climate. Treat it as a bright-light, well-ventilated epiphyte with a dry winter.

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

Collected repeatedly on and around the pass above Motozintla de Mendoza and along the road toward El Porvenir. The labels give localities and altitudes but no host or microhabitat detail. It is presumably epiphytic like most Tillandsia of these mountains, which carry a mix of pine-oak and montane forest on the Pacific side of the Sierra Madre.

1600–2200 m on labelled specimens. Most records are from 1700–1900 m at the Motozintla pass.

Mexico (Chiapas)

🔒 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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