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Tillandsia vicentina

A grey-green epiphytic Tillandsia of the highland pine-oak and cloud forests from southern Mexico to Nicaragua, mostly at 1,400–2,700 m. It often grows on oaks, and it lives through a long dry winter on mist and dew. Give it bright light, cool nights, strong airflow and a drier winter.

Tillandsia vicentina
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

Epiphytic in highland forest: pine-oak woodland, mixed broadleaf and pine forest and cloud forest (bosque mesófilo). Labels record it on oaks such as Quercus acatenangensis, and occasionally on rocky ground.

The Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads gives 1,400–2,700 m; GBIF records run from about 650 to 2,740 m, median about 1,800 m.

Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas)GuatemalaEl 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.