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Tillandsia mooreana

Tillandsia mooreana is a western Mexican endemic epiphyte found from Durango and Nayarit south through Jalisco and Michoacán to Oaxaca, across a wide altitude range from palm stands near the coast to pine-oak forest above 2000 m. Its home has a strong monsoon: very dry, bright, warm spring months and a wet, humid summer. Grow it bright, airy and on a mount, with more water in summer and a drier winter-spring.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees in pine-oak forest, tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forest, palm groves and shade-coffee plantations of the Pacific-facing sierras of western Mexico.

Records span 390-2698 m (median 1250 m), from coastal palm stands in Jalisco to the Sierra del Halo and the Mazatlán-Durango road above 2000 m.

Mexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico Southwest

🔒 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.