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Tillandsia dasyliriifolia

A lowland Tillandsia of south-eastern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, with outliers on Isla de Providencia. Most records come from below 200 m in the Yucatán Peninsula, Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas, where it grows on trees in low and medium-height forest, seasonally flooded forest, mangroves and even pasture trees. It wants warm, bright conditions and tolerates a marked dry season.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

An epiphyte in hot lowland habitats: low semi-evergreen forest (selva baja), medium-height and seasonally flooded forest, Bucida (pukté) forest, mangroves, flooded grassland and disturbed roadside or pasture trees, according to herbarium labels. These are fairly open, bright habitats.

Mostly lowland: half the records with an elevation are at about 60 m or below and three-quarters below 200 m, with rare records much higher.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasColombia (Isla de Providencia)

🔒 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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