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Tillandsia festucoides

Fescue airplant

Tillandsia festucoides, the fescue airplant, is a grass-like epiphytic bromeliad of Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles, with dense clumps of very narrow leaves. It grows mainly in warm, humid lowland forest and even on mangroves. It is a warm-growing air plant that likes bright light, regular watering and plenty of air movement.

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

Collectors record it in tall evergreen and semi-evergreen rainforest, seasonally flooded forest rich in epiphytes, dry deciduous forest and on the branches of red mangrove. It is often found high in the canopy.

GBIF records with an elevation run from about 10 to 1,500 m, with a median of about 200 m.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaCubaHispaniolaJamaicaPuerto RicoCayman Islands

🔒 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.