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Tillandsia simulata

Florida airplant

A small epiphytic airplant found only in Florida, mostly on trees and shrubs in swamps, cypress strands and moist hardwood hammocks. It has narrow grey-green leaves from a narrowly elliptic sheath, and a stalk up to about 15 cm with rose bracts and violet flowers. In cultivation it wants brighter light than a rainforest bromeliad, humid moving air, and quick drying after each watering.

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 the branches of various trees and shrubs, mainly in wet places. Herbarium labels mention cypress swamps and bottomlands, floodplain forest along creeks, hardwood and xeric hammocks, and hammocks at the edge of salt water. It usually grows in the partly shaded middle canopy, in humid air near standing water.

Florida lowlands, from near sea level to under 50 m.

Florida

🔒 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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