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May 12, 2015 11:57 AM CST
Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
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I see all 3 of the ones in your last post but I'm not up on the names. The climate is tropical with distinct wet and dry seasons, we have monsoon type rains almost daily starting in June until September, and very little rain the rest of the year. During the spring the temperatures go up and up along with the humidity until by June we are all very happy to see the beginning of the rainy season. That cools things off in the evenings and drops the humidity so that it is more pleasant to sleep in the summer than in the spring. I've never seen it get below 12°C (55°F) in the 8 years I've lived here. I've heard that it can get a little colder in some of the more rural areas but I haven't experienced it. That said, anything below 17°C (63°F) has me putting the electric blanket on the bed and getting out the wool socks. Our daily highs right now are over 40°C (104°F) and have been for over a month. It's hot, it isn't yet too humid so I still find it pretty comfortable. The lows are rising too though, it rarely gets below 25°C (77°F) at night now.

The wild tillandsia dry up in the dry season, they look dead and some of them don't come back. Once the rains start they either revive or they throw pups that grow and they take over wires and trees and fences. I tend to forget to water the ones at the house enough in the dry season, to stay growing they need at least daily water and perhaps more often with this kind of heat and lower humidity. So, despite my good intentions most years I go out and gather new ones after big storms. I don't like taking plants that are growing in the wild (even on a phone line) but once they are blown to the ground I consider it a rescue Whistling
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