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

Tillandsia erici

Tillandsia erici is a Bolivian endemic described by Ehlers in 1998. It is known mainly from cultivated clones, and nothing detailed about its wild habitat is readily available. The only elevation on record (about 2,000 m, from a cultivated collection) points to an Andean inter-montane valley, so treat it like other grey tillandsias of seasonally dry Bolivian valleys.

Tillandsia erici
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

No habitat notes are available for wild plants. By analogy with other Bolivian Ehlers species of about 2,000 m, it probably grows on trees or rocks in dry inter-Andean valleys.

The only recorded elevation is about 2,000 m, attached to a cultivated specimen.

Bolivia

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.