Tillandsia disticha

Tillandsia (Tillandsia) disticha Kunth (1816)

[ Etymology ] distichus in Latin (forming 2 rows)

Long leaves elongate from the bulbous basement. Wide variety of sizes and forms.

[ Width ] 10 cm, Bulb 3 cm
[ Height ] 30 cm, Bulb 3 cm
[ Petal ] Yellow
[ Bract ] Green
[ Flower ] June - August
[ Flower ] for 38 days, every 3 years

2nd Plant 2017 -

Classification

[ Genus ] Tillandsia
[ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
[ Species ] disticha

[ Variety ]
gracillima Mez (1896) => Tillandsia disticha

[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia cinerascens Willdenow ex J. H. Schultes (1830)

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, AC / Heater
Jun. 2024 A root began to grow from the offset.

Jun. 2023 A root began to grow from the offset.

Oct. 2022 The 2nd offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
Sep. 2022 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
Jun. 2022 It flowered.
Apr. 2022 An inflorescence began to grow.

Dec. 2021 The original foliage died and was removed.
Up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
Aug. 2021 A root began to grow from the offset.

Sep. 2020 The offset at the bottom keeps growing. The bloomed foliage shows no changes.
Up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.

Jun. 2019 It flowered.
Mar. 2019 An inflorescence began to grow.

Jul. 2018 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
Up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
Apr. 2018 It keeps growing.
Mar. 2018 The growing point turned red.

Nov. 2017 Good condition.

1st Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
Oct. 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
Feb. 2006 A few offsets began to grow.

Jun. 2005 Seed pods began to grow.

Nov. 2004 It flowered. The flowering period was a week.
Aug. 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.

Nov. 2003 Another offset began to grow.
Oct. 2003 The growing point turned pale red.
Jul. 2003 2 offsets began to grow at the base of the foliage, and they have grown to the same size as the original foliage.