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Tillandsia may-patii

A Tillandsia known only from Ejido Caobas in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico, at the Sabana de Jaguactal at about 150 m. It grows in a hot lowland with a dry spring and a wet summer and autumn. The collectors noted it growing low down and partly sheltered.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The type locality is a savanna (sabana) edge in the Caobas ejido. The collector noted it grew 'a baja altura, semi protegida': low on its host and partly sheltered.

Known only at about 153 m.

Mexico

🔒 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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