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Tillandsia kautskyi

A small Tillandsia from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, mostly Espirito Santo, recorded at 150 to 1,100 m. The climate is warm and humid with a drier, milder winter. Grow it bright and humid with good airflow, like other soft-leaved mesic Tillandsias.

Tillandsia kautskyi
Photo: Edu from São Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Sources reached do not describe the microhabitat; a mesic Atlantic Forest Tillandsia most likely grows on branches in bright, humid forest.

Recorded from 150 to 1,100 m, median 760 m, across 18 records.

Brazil (Southeast)

🔒 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.