United States, Mexico, Guatemala
United States (State of Florida, South Carolina, southern Georgia)
Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
Guatemala
50 - 2,100 m elevation
Epiphytic on deciduous and shrub forests. Shaded places, occationally sunny places.
Tillandsia bartramii
Tillandsia bartramii Elliott (1817)
- [ Etymology ] William Bartram (1739 - 1823), a botanist
- It looks like Tillandsia simulata but leaves of Tillandsia bartramii are numorous, narrower and straight. On the other hands, leaves of Tillandsia simulata are fewer, wider and recurved.
- Tillandsia bartramii distributes mainly in northern parts of Florida, USA, whereas Tillandsia simulata in southern parts of Florida.
- [ Small size ] W 200 x H 400 mm
- [ Petal ] Violet
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Spring, Summer bloomer ] March - July
- [ Flowering ] for 29 days (max.)
- [ 2nd Plant 2018 - ]
Classification
- genus Tillandsia
- [ Synonyms ]
- Bartram's airplant
- Tillandsia juncea sensu Le Conte
- Tillandsia myriophylla Small (1933)
- Tillandsia pinifolia Leconte (1828)
Cultivation
Informations summarized here are based on our experiences, and TrekGEO does not guarantee the results by cultivating in the same or similar conditions described here. Even a species of Tillandsia differs substantially between individuals, and is very sensitive in changes of environments. Applicatons of any idea inspired by this site should be at your own risks.
3rd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Mar. 2024 It flowered.
- Dec. 2023 An inflorescence began to grow from the largest foliage of the clump.
- Aug. 2023 Roots began to grow.
- Aug. 2022 It keeps growing.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Summer air conditioning
- Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
- Nov. 2019 Good condition. It was labeled as Tillandsia chaetophylla.
2nd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Aug. 2023 Roots began to grow.
- Aug. 2022 Foliages flowered in 2019 died and were removed.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Summer air conditioning
- Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
- Jan. 2020 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.
- Sept. 2019 1 - 3 offsets began to grow.
- Aug. 2019 2 capsules began to grow. A root began to grow.
- June 2019 It flowered.
- Feb. 2019 Inflorescences began to grow from 4 foliages of the clump.
- Dec. 2018 Good condition.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, No air conditioning
- July 2008 Roots began to grow.
- July 2007 Roots began to grow.
- Oct. 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
- Oct. 2006 The original foliage had died and removed.
- Sept. 2006 The original foliage began to die. The offset has grown up to the same size as the flowered foliage.
- Sept. 2004 Roots began to grow.
- Aug. 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.
- May 2004 Offsets began to grow.
- Mar. 2004 The capules was opened and seeds were scattered.
- Nov. 2003 Capsules began to grow.
- June 2003 It flowered.