Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
Mexico (Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Morelos, Mexico, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas),
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
450 - 1,700 m elevation
Epiphytic, Terrestrial
Tillandsia ionantha 'Hazelnut'
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) ionantha Planchon (1854) 'Hazelnut'
- [ Etymology ] ion + anthus in Latin (violet + flower)
- [ Etymology ] Heazelnut in English
- The plant shows teardrop form and its tip of the leaves curls in a direction.
- [ Small size ] W 20 x H 30 mm
- [ Petal ] Violet
- [ Winter bloomer ] Jaunuary
- [ Flowering ] for 8 days (max.)
- [ 1st Plant 2018 - ]
Classification
- genus Tillandsia
- subgenus Tillandsia
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.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Jan. 2024 An offset began to grow at the bottom of each flowered foliage.
- Nov. 2023 The other 2 offsets produced in 2018 flowered.
- Aug. 2023 Roots began to grow.
- Mar. 2023 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- Jan. 2023 The largest offset produced in 2018 flowered.
- Apr. 2022 Roots began to grow.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
- Sept. 2020 It keeps growing.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Summer air conditioning
- Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
- July 2018 3 offsets are growing at the bottom of the foliage.