Sign in Start free
Species library › Tillandsia › Tillandsia schultzei
Other Well documented

Tillandsia schultzei

Tillandsia schultzei is a large, green-leaved epiphytic Tillandsia from the northern Andes of Venezuela and Colombia. It grows into an evergreen rosette 50–70 cm tall. Recent Colombian records place it in montane forest, forest edges and remnant trees at about 1,600–2,600 m. It wants mild temperatures, cool nights, high humidity and bright but filtered light.

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

GBIF herbarium and field records are from montane forest margins, secondary forest, forest patches along rivers and trees in pasture mosaics. They come from the Colombian Eastern Cordillera (Norte de Santander, Santander, Boyacá), the Central and Western Cordilleras (Tolima, Antioquia), the Serranía del Perijá and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Records with elevations fall between about 1,600 and 2,600 m.

VenezuelaColombia

🔒 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

Grow Tillandsia schultzei? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Tillandsia

Tillandsia paucifolia Tillandsia recurvata Tillandsia fasciculata Tillandsia ionantha Tillandsia juncea Tillandsia polystachia Tillandsia tenuifolia Tillandsia variabilis Tillandsia baileyi Tillandsia bartramii Tillandsia bulbosa Tillandsia capillaris All 750 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.