Vriesea tillandsioides

A little-known Vriesea described by L.B. Smith in 1963 and known from two herbarium specimens from northern Peru. Almost nothing is published on its habitat, so these care targets are generalised from Andean Vriesea and should be treated as a starting point.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Known only from two herbarium collections in La Libertad and Piura, northern Peru. The habitat was not recorded in the sources fetched; Vriesea in this region usually grow as epiphytes in montane forest on the western Andean slopes.

Unknown; western Andean forest in La Libertad and Piura lies mostly between 1500 and 3000 m.

Peru

🔒 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.