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Tillandsia kegeliana

An epiphytic Tillandsia of warm lowland forest from Panama and Colombia across Venezuela and the Guianas to northeastern Brazil. It grows mainly below about 900 m, in tropical humid forest, so treat it as a warm-growing, green, moderately humidity-loving tillandsia rather than a xeric air plant. Species-specific cultural information is thin.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

GBIF labels come from tropical humid forest (including heavily disturbed, regenerating forest in the Montes de María), forest around Yaviza in Darién, the Urabá and Chocó regions, the Serranía de las Quinchas, Saül in French Guiana, Cerro de la Neblina, and sites in Pernambuco, Paraíba and Maranhão. It grows on trees in these forests.

Labelled elevations run from sea level to about 850 m, with a median near 200 m; the Colombian plant catalogue gives 10–1350 m.

PanamaColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazil: northeast and north

🔒 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.