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Tillandsia ferrisiana

Ferris tillandsia

A little-known Tillandsia endemic to the dry Pacific side of northwest Mexico: the Cape region of Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Nayarit. Measured sites are warm, bright and frost-free, with a long dry season from February to June and short summer rains. Accessible sources say little about its form, so treat it as a sun-loving, drought-adapted epiphyte and watch how the plant responds.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Low-elevation dry country: thorn scrub and tropical deciduous forest in the foothills of the Cape region and along the Sinaloa and Nayarit coast. The literature I could reach gives no detailed habitat notes; the measured sites and GBIF records place it in this seasonally dry woodland.

57 to 630 m, median 525 m (21 GBIF records); most weight is on sites around 350 to 560 m in the Cape region of Baja California Sur.

Mexico NorthwestMexico Southwest

🔒 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.