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Tillandsia prodigiosa

A Mexican epiphytic air plant of the pine-oak forests of the western and southern highlands, mostly between about 1,700 and 2,700 m. It grows on tree branches in humid ravines and on sheltered slopes where cold winds, cool nights and a long winter-spring dry season are normal. At home it wants bright light, strong air movement, cool nights and a drier winter.

Tillandsia prodigiosa
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Epiphytic in pine-oak (Pinus-Quercus) forest, especially humid ravines and protected slopes, including partly cleared forest; occasionally on rocks in sunny, semi-humid rocky places. Herbarium labels mention humid forest with frequent cold winds.

Sea-level and above-4,000 m values are georeferencing errors.

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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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 2.0 licence, unmodified.