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Tillandsia karwinskyana

Tillandsia karwinskyana is an epiphytic air plant endemic to Mexico, recorded from Nuevo León and Tamaulipas through San Luis Potosí to Querétaro and Hidalgo, mostly around 1,800 m. It is used in bromeliad hybridising, for example in the cultivar Tillandsia 'Inskip'. The records point to a warm wet summer and a cool dry winter with nights near 8C, so give it bright light, strong airflow and a drier winter.

Tillandsia karwinskyana
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of the seasonally dry forests and scrub of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the adjacent highlands. The habitat is inferred from the record sites and the genus.

The recorded elevations are 0-2,331 m (median 1,800 m). The heaviest-weighted site is Monterrey at 640 m.

Mexico 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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.