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Tillandsia rhomboidea

A neotropical epiphytic Tillandsia that ranges from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia. Recent records come mostly from Colombia, where it grows on trees in wooded pasture and secondary growth from about 300 m to 2,100 m. Species-specific habitat and culture notes are scarce, so treat it as an adaptable, intermediate-to-warm tillandsia that likes bright light and moving, fairly humid air.

Tillandsia rhomboidea
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees. Recent Colombian observations place it on trees standing in pasture ('pastos arbolados', 'pastos limpios') and in tall secondary vegetation, which points to a plant that copes with fairly open, disturbed sites rather than only closed forest. No detailed microhabitat description was found for this species.

GBIF records with elevations span about 285–2,100 m, with a cluster at 700–800 m in the Casanare foothills of Colombia and records near 1,500–2,100 m in Antioquia. A plant with this range should cope with intermediate as well as warm conditions.

Mexico (southeast)HondurasCosta RicaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorBolivia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.