
Brazil, Paraguay, Urguay, Argentina
Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul),
southern Paraguay, Uruguay,
Argentina (Santa Fe, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Buenos Aires)
0 - 200 m elevation
Epiphytic on trees and shrubs
Tillandsia aeranthos
'Nigra'
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) aeranthos (Loiseleur) L. B. Smith (1943) 'Nigra'
- [ Etymology ] aerius + antho in Latin (air, aloft + flower)
- [ Etymology ] nigra in Latin (black)
- A form of Tillandsia aeranthos, whose leaves show purplish color.
- [ Width ] 9 cm
- [ Length ] 13 cm, Flowering 17 cm
- [ Stem ] D 1 cm
- [ Petal ] Blue C100 M100 Y0 K0
- [ Bract ] Red C0 M80 Y0 K0
- [ Flower ] April - May
- [ Flower ] for 14 days
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Anoplophytum
- [ Species ] aeranthos
- [ Cultivar ] 'Nigra'
- [ Synonyms ]
- Tillandsia aeranthos 'Mini Purple'
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.
Cultivation Log
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Apr. 2025 It flowered.
- Mar. 2025 An inflorescence began to grow from a foliage.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
- May 2019 3 offsets keep growing.
- Jul. 2018 3 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
- May 2018 It flowered.
- Apr. 2018 An inflorescence began to grow.