Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
1,500 - 1,950 m elevation
Epiphytic on oak and pine trees
Tillandsia scaposa
Tillandsia scaposa (L. B. Smith) Ehlers (1999)
- [ Etymology ] scaposus in Latin (having flower spike)
- It resembles Tillandsia ionantha but flowers blooms on the short flower spike.
- [ Width ] 30 mm
- [ Height ] 30 mm
- [ Petal ] Purple
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Flower ] February - March
- [ Flower ] for 15 days
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] scaposa
- [ Synonyms ]
- Tillandsia (Tillandsia) ionantha Planchon (1854) var. scaposa L. B. Smith (1941)
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.
2nd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Dipping, Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Aug 2025 2 foliages died. The dispatched offset keeps growing.
- Jan 2025 An offset began to grow from the bottom of the foliage.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov 2021 Leaves were damaged by sunburn.
- Jul 2021 Foliages flowered in 2019 died and was removed.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr 2020 It keeps growing.
- May 2019 An offset began to grow at the bottom of each foliage.
- Mar 2019 It flowered.
- Jul 2018 Inflorescences began to grow from all foliages of the clump.
- Jul 2018 Roots began to grow.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Apr 2018 It keeps growing.
- Jan 2017 Roots began to grow.
- May 2017 2 offsets began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- Mar 2017 It flowered.
- Dec 2016 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Jan 2016 Roots began to grow.
- Jul 2015 Good condition.
3rd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Aug 2022 It died.
- Dec 2021 The foliage flowered in 2020 died and was removed.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr 2020 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
- Feb 2020 It flowered.
- Jan 2020 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Aug 2018 Roots began to grow.
- Oct 2017 Good condition.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Aug 2007 Leaves at the bottom of the foliage turned brown, and the foliage died.
- Oct 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
- Oct 2005 It keeps growing.
- Aug 2004 The temperature rises above 30 degree C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 degree C.