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Tillandsia hirtzii

A Tillandsia from the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador, collected around Cuyuja and El Chaco in the Quijos valley at about 2000 m and in the Cordillera del Cóndor at 1360 m. These are cool, cloudy montane forests with rain year-round. Little is published about its growth habit, so conditions are drawn from the measured climate.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 on the eastern Andes; probably epiphytic, as most Tillandsia of these forests are.

Recorded at 1360–2000 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.