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.

[ Width ] 11 - 12 cm
[ Length ] 14 - 21 cm, Flowering 14.5 - 20.5 cm
[ Stem ] D 1 cm

[ Petal ] Blue C80 M70 Y0 K0
[ Bract ] Red C0 M60 Y0 K0

[ Flower ] March - May
[ Flower ] for 24 days, every 2 - 3 years

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

1st Plant 2003 -

Classification

[ Genus ] Tillandsia
[ Subgenus ] Anoplophytum
[ Species ] aeranthos

[ Variety ]
aemula (Large bracts)
aeranthos
alba (White flowers and bracts)
albeobracteata (Yellow green bracts)
flava (White flowers and yellow bracts)
major => var. aeranthos
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
May 2025 An offset began to grow from the bottom of the inflorescence.
Apr 2025 It flowered.
Mar 2025 Inflorescences began to grow from 2 foliages of the clump.

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.