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Tillandsia guelzii

Tillandsia guelzii is an air plant from northwest Argentina, reported as endemic to Jujuy Province. Little is published on it, and there are no wild GBIF records with coordinates. Like other northwest Argentine tillandsias, it should be grown bright and airy with a warm wet summer and a cool, dry winter.

Tillandsia guelzii
Photo: Bromels, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It probably grows as an epiphyte or on rocks in dry to seasonal Andean valleys of Jujuy. This is inferred from its range and genus, not documented.

The altitude is not documented. The reference climate point is lowland La Rioja at 293 m, which is not typical of Jujuy.

Argentina Northwest

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.