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Tillandsia geminiflora

A small, soft-leaved rosette Tillandsia from the Atlantic forest and neighbouring subtropical forests of eastern South America, from Suriname and Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and Misiones in Argentina. It is a greener, more mesic air plant than the grey desert species, with pink inflorescences, and has several named cultivars. Give it bright filtered light, regular watering and humid, moving air.

Tillandsia geminiflora
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of humid Atlantic forest and subtropical forests, growing on branches and shrubs in bright, partly shaded positions. Its thinner, greener leaves suit a humid habitat with regular rain.

No elevations are available from the data. It grows from the lowlands into the lower hills of the Atlantic forest region.

BrazilSurinameParaguayUruguayArgentina Northeast

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.