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Tillandsia fragrans

A tank-forming Andean Tillandsia (also treated as Vriesea fragrans) from montane cloud and oak forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, mostly at 1,700–2,850 m. It is a cool-growing, soft-leaved bromeliad, grown more like a Vriesea than a silvery air plant: bright shade, cool nights, humid air and water in the cup.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane cloud forest and oak forest, including humid montane scrub and forest along trails in Podocarpus National Park and the Serranía de Perijá. It is epiphytic, like most Andean tank tillandsias.

Specimens range from about 1,200–1,700 m in southern Ecuador to 2,850 m in Boyacá, Colombia, mostly at 2,000–2,500 m.

ColombiaEcuadorVenezuela

🔒 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.