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Tillandsia mallemontii

A small, soft, fine-leaved air plant from the Atlantic Forest of south and south-east Brazil, forming loose, branching clumps with small, fragrant blue-violet flowers. It comes from humid coastal forest rather than dry scrub, so it needs more frequent water and less sun than the silvery xeric tillandsias. Grow it bright but filtered, with daily moisture and plenty of air movement.

Tillandsia mallemontii
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

An epiphyte on twigs and branches in the Atlantic Forest and its coastal vegetation, where the air is humid and rain falls in most months.

Specimen records run from sea level to just under 1,000 m, most below about 400 m.

Brazil South (Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul)Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais)Brazil 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.