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Tillandsia dexteri

A little-documented lowland Tillandsia described by Harry Luther in 1989 from Costa Rica and also known from western Panama. The few specimens come from near sea level: Puntarenas on Costa Rica's Pacific side, near Limon on the Caribbean coast, and the edge of mangroves and pasture at Remedios, Panama. Grow it like other warm, bright lowland epiphytic tillandsias, and treat these targets as estimates.

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

Specimen labels are sparse. The Panama collection came from the edge of mangroves bordering a pasture at Remedios (Chiriqui), and the type came from the vicinity of Limon at about 60 m. This points to an epiphyte of warm, bright lowland forest edges and coastal woodland. Its host trees and exact microhabitat are not recorded in the sources opened.

Near sea level: the type locality is given as about 200 ft (60 m) near Limon, and the Remedios mangrove edge is essentially at sea level.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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.