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Tillandsia reichenbachii

Tillandsia reichenbachii is a grey, scurfy air plant from Bolivia and northern Argentina, in subgenus Phytarrhiza, the group with open violet-blue flowers. Very little species-specific ecology was found; it is best treated like the other grey Andean-foothill tillandsias: bright light, good air, drenching then fast drying, and a drier, cooler winter.

Tillandsia reichenbachii
Photo: Edwina Pfendbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

An epiphyte of the Bolivian and northwest Argentine forests. Sources opened this round give no habitat detail; grey trichome-covered leaves in this group usually mean exposed branches in seasonally dry forest rather than deep shade.

No elevation data found in the sources opened; the range suggests Andean foothill and lower montane forest.

BoliviaArgentina (northwest)

🔒 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.