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Tillandsia fendleri

Tillandsia fendleri is a fairly large, rosette-forming epiphytic bromeliad of the northern Andes and the Caribbean. It is most common in Colombia's sub-Andean forests, with more populations in Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador. It likes bright, humid, airy mountain conditions with mild days and cool nights.

Tillandsia fendleri
Photo: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Colombian records describe sub-Andean forest, riverside forest, tall secondary growth and fragmented forest with pasture, so it can also persist on isolated trees in cleared land. It grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches.

GBIF records with an elevation run from about 890 to 3,380 m, with a median of about 2,800 m. The Caribbean populations are probably in the mountains too.

ColombiaPeruVenezuelaEcuadorBoliviaGuyanaBrazilCubaHispaniolaJamaicaTrinidad and Tobago

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.