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Tillandsia plumosa

Tillandsia plumosa is a small, densely silver-scaled air plant endemic to the highlands of southern and central Mexico. It grows in oak and pine-oak forest at about 1700 to 2400 m. It expects bright light, cool nights, a long dry winter and strong airflow, and it rots if kept constantly wet or stagnant.

Tillandsia plumosa
Photo: James Ho, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels place it in secondary Quercus forest and in oak-pine forest with Pinus and Beschorneria, and in a canyon (cañada) near Malinalco. It grows on the branches of oaks and pines in open, seasonally dry highland woodland.

Georeferenced herbarium specimens range from about 1700 m (Guelatao, Oaxaca) to about 2360 m (Teposcolula, Oaxaca). Most are between 2000 and 2350 m.

Mexico (Oaxaca)Mexico (Guerrero)Mexico (México State)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.