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Tillandsia didisticha

Tillandsia didisticha is a grey-leaved air plant in subgenus Aerobia, native to Bolivia and Brazil, known in cultivation partly through the clone 'Burnt Fingers'. It forms a stiff silvery rosette and a branched, flattened flower spike. Grow it like other xeric grey tillandsias: strong light, strong airflow and waterings that dry quickly.

Tillandsia didisticha
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in the seasonally dry forests and woodlands of central South America. Specific habitat notes for this species were not available in the sources we could reach; its heavy grey trichome cover points to exposed, bright positions.

Elevation range not confirmed in the sources we could reach; it is most likely a lowland to mid-elevation plant.

BoliviaBrazil

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.