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Tillandsia pyramidata

A green-leaved, medium to large rosette Tillandsia of the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia, growing in montane cloud forest and on rocky slopes, often as a terrestrial or on shrubs. Collectors record rosettes with leaves about 35–40 cm long and a branched spike 40 cm to 1 m tall with pink or buff-yellow bracts. It is a cool, moist-air plant, closer in needs to a cloud-forest bromeliad than to a grey air plant.

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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels place it in moist cloud forest, on rocky roadsides and open hillsides, in shrub-covered canyons among paramo, and as an epiphyte on small trees and shrubs such as Eugenia. Several collectors note it as terrestrial and very common locally. A var. vivipara, which forms plantlets on the inflorescence, is known from Ecuador and central Peru.

GBIF specimens span about 900–3450 m, with a median near 2600 m: upper montane forest to the paramo edge.

Venezuela: AndesColombia: Andes (Risaralda, Putumayo)Ecuador: Andes (Pichincha, Azuay, Loja, Morona-Santiago)Peru: Andes (Junín, Cusco)Bolivia: La Paz

🔒 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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