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Tillandsia multicaulis

A green, soft-leaved epiphytic Tillandsia of Mexican and Central American cloud forest, named for its habit of producing several flat, bright-red inflorescences at once from the leaf axils. Specimens come from montane cloud forest (bosque mesófilo) and secondary forest at about 1,100–2,000 m. It grows like a mesic Vriesea, needing shade, humidity and mild temperatures, not the bright, dry conditions of grey air plants.

Tillandsia multicaulis
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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels record it as an epiphyte in cloud forest (bosque mesófilo de montaña), secondary cloud forest and, in Nicaragua, pine forest, growing on trees between the forest trees.

Specimens range from about 1,100 to 2,000 m, mostly 1,450–1,950 m.

Mexico (Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas)GuatemalaNicaraguaCosta Rica

🔒 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.