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Tillandsia linearis

A small epiphytic Tillandsia from the Araucaria (mixed ombrophilous) forest region of Paraná and São Paulo, southern Brazil. Specimen labels describe it on branches at forest edges, with reddish leaves, red floral bracts and blue flowers. Little is published about it; treat it as a mesic, bright-light epiphyte with cool winter nights.

Tillandsia linearis
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphyte on trees at the edges of montane Araucaria forest and in secondary woodland around Curitiba; one label records it 7 m up at a forest edge. Several records come from urban parks and forest remnants.

Records span 180–921 m, with most around 850–920 m on the Curitiba plateau.

Brazil SouthBrazil 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.