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Tillandsia rotundata

Tillandsia rotundata is a medium-sized bromeliad from the highlands of Chiapas, Guatemala and Honduras. It was first described as a variety of the widespread T. fasciculata. It grows as an epiphyte in pine-oak and oak forest at about 1,200–2,200 m, so it wants bright light, cool nights and a marked dry season, not steamy lowland conditions.

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

Herbarium labels and field observations place it in oak (Quercus) and pine-oak forest, sometimes with juniper, growing on trees alongside orchids and ferns. These are fairly open, seasonally dry highland forests. It has no specific published ecology beyond these label notes.

Specimens with an elevation run from about 1,230 m to 2,210 m. Most are between 1,600 and 2,100 m in the Chiapas highlands around San Cristóbal de las Casas and Comitán, and in the Verapaz mountains of Guatemala.

Mexico: ChiapasGuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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.