Tillandsia aeranthos

Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) aeranthos (Loiseleur) L. B. Smith (1943)

[ Etymology ] aerius + antho in Latin (air, aloft + flower)

Blooms every year under good condition, and propagates well.
Flowers are dark blue, petals are flat, and floral bracts are dark red. On the other hands, flowers of Tillandsia bergeri are pale blue to white, petals are wavy, and floral bracts are pale red.

[ Size ] Small W 15 cm x H 7 cm
[ Petal ] Blue
[ Bract ] Red
[ Flower ] March - May
[ Flower ] for 24 days, every 2 - 3 years

[ Cultivar ]
Slender type (Hybrid with Tillandsia bergeri?)
'Nigra' (Purple leaves)

[ Plant ]
[ Inflorescence ]
[ Flower ]
[ Root ]
[ Offset ]

[ 1st Plant 2003 - ]

Classification

[ Variety ]
var. aemula (Large bracts)
var. aeranthos
var. alba (White flowers and bracts)
var. albeobracteata (Yellow green bracts)
var. flava (White flowers and yellow bracts)
var. major => var. aeranthos
var. rosea (Red flowers)

[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia aeranthos Desfontaines ex Steudel (1841)
Tillandsia bicolor Brongniart (1834)
Tillandsia dianthoidea G. Rossi (1826)
Tillandsia microxiphion Baker (1893)
Tillandsia stricta Lindley (1830)
Tillandsia unca Grisebach (1874)

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, AC / Heater
Apr. 2024 It keeps growing.

Mar. 2022 It flowered.
Feb. 2022 The clump was divided into several clumps. An inflorescence began to grow from a foliage of a 3-foliage clump.

Up to this point
Full sun, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
Apr. 2021 It flowered.
Mar. 2021 Inflorescences began to grow.

Apr. 2019 It flowered.
Mar. 2019 Inflorescences began to grow.

Apr. 2018 It flowered.
Apr. 2018 Inflorescences began to grow from 2 foliages of the clump.

May 2017 It flowered.
Mar. 2017 Inflorescences began to grow from 3 foliages of the clump.

Jul. 2016 2 offsets from each foliage, 8 offsets as a whole, began to grow from the base of the each inflorescence.
May 2016 It flowered.
Mar. 2016 Inflorescences began to grow from all foliages of the 4-foliage clump.

Jul. 2015 4 offsets of the clump have grown up to the same size as the original foliages.

Jul. 2014 2 offsets began to grow from the base of the each inflorescence.
May 2014 Branched 2 foliages began to bloom at the same time.

Jul. 2010 2 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
May 2010 It flowered.

Jul. 2008 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
May 2008 It flowered.
May 2008 An inflorescence began to grow.

Jan. 2007 The offset became the same size as the original foliage.

Jul. 2006 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
Apr. 2006 It flowered.
Apr. 2006 A bright red inflorescence began to grow.

Aug. 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.

Apr. 2003 Bloomed and an offset began to grow. The offset grows slowly.