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Tillandsia kammii

Tillandsia kammii is a small, clumping grey air plant, 5–10 cm tall, from the seasonally dry hills of Honduras and El Salvador. It has coarse trichomes, narrow flexible leaves and a short, vivid red spike with violet petals. It is one of the few Tillandsia listed on CITES Appendix II.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Its dense covering of large trichomes marks it as a bright-light, fast-drying air plant.

Wikipedia gives 500–1,200 m. One El Salvador specimen, from Laguna de Alegría, was collected at 1,300 m.

Honduras: western highlandsEl Salvador: eastern volcanic highlands (Usulután)

🔒 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.