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Tillandsia pseudobaileyi

Tillandsia pseudobaileyi is a stiff, pseudobulbous air plant of the seasonally dry lowlands of Mexico and northern Central America, where it clings to branches and palm trunks in deciduous and semi-deciduous forest. It is built for strong light, good air movement and a long dry season, so it does best mounted, bright and drying quickly between waterings.

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

An epiphyte on trees and palm trunks (field notes include a royal palm trunk) in tropical dry and semi-deciduous forest, from the Yucatán Peninsula and the Pacific slope of Mexico into Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Much of the host canopy drops its leaves in the dry season, so plants sit in near full sun for months each year.

Mostly lowland; recorded from near sea level to roughly 1,100 m.

Mexico (Nayarit to Veracruz, Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula)GuatemalaHondurasNicaragua

🔒 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.