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Tillandsia rodrigueziana

An epiphytic Tillandsia of the highlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America, from Oaxaca and Chiapas through Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to Nicaragua. It grows mostly on oaks in open pine-oak forest at about 700–2,300 m, where days are mild, nights are cool and the winter is dry. Grow it mounted in bright light with a good night drop and strong airflow.

Tillandsia rodrigueziana
Photo: Timm Stolten, 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 Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Open pine-oak woodland and oak forest, usually on the bark of Quercus, and sometimes on rocky slopes, remnant pasture trees and coffee shade trees. It is also recorded on the ground and in dry scrub.

Specimens with elevation range from about 720 m to 2,310 m, with half above about 1,550 m.

OaxacaChiapasGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaragua

🔒 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.