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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Tillandsia tovarensis

An epiphytic Andean Tillandsia described by Mez in 1896, found from Venezuela and Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Wild observations cluster in cool, wet montane and cloud-forest country such as the Cocora Valley in Colombia, the Cosanga and Baeza area of Ecuador and the Amazonas and Cajamarca regions of Peru. Published detail on its ecology is thin, so treat it as a cool-growing, humidity-loving cloud-forest bromeliad.

Tillandsia tovarensis
Photo: Petruss, 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trees in Andean montane and cloud forest and in the forest remnants and pastures around it. Specific habitat descriptions were not found; the habitat is inferred from where the wild observations were made.

The GBIF records seen carry no elevations, but the localities (Cocora Valley, Cosanga, Baeza, Molleturo, Chota) lie roughly between 1,800 and 3,000 m.

VenezuelaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia

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✓ 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
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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.