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Tillandsia cucullata

An Ecuadorian endemic Tillandsia of moist montane forest and high-altitude shrubland, mostly around 2200–2700 m. The measured sites are cool and very humid with rain all year. Grow it like a cool cloud-forest bromeliad.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Found in moist montane forest and high-altitude shrubland in the Ecuadorian Andes. It probably grows as an epiphyte on trees and shrubs.

Recorded at 950–2700 m, median 2423 m. The single 950 m record is an outlier.

Ecuador

🔒 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.