Mexico (Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Morelos, Mexico, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas),
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
450 - 1,700 m elevation
Epiphytic, Terrestrial
Tillandsia ionantha Guatemala form
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) ionantha Planchon (1854)
- [ Etymology ] ion + anthus in Latin (purple + flower)
- [ Classification ] genus Tillandsia - subgenus Tillandsia
- [ Regional variation ]
- Mexico form
- Guatemala form
- Ecuador form
- Colombia form
- [ Variety ]
- Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha
- Tillandsia ionantha var. maxima (Large foliage)
- Tillandsia ionantha var. scaposa => Tillandsia scaposa
- Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta (Narrow leaves)
- Tillandsia ionantha var. vanhyningii (Long stem)
- Tillandsia ionantha var. zebrina => Tillandisa ionantha 'Zebrina'
- [ Form ]
- Tillandsia ionantha f. fastigiata (Narrow leavs and closed foliage)
- [ Cultivar ]
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Albino' (White flower, leaves turn lemon yellow)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Druid' (White flower, leaves turn yellow)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Fuego' (Purple flower, leaves turn vivid red)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Hazelnut' (Tear drop shape)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Peach' (Purple flower, leaves turn peach yellow)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Rubra' (Large foliage, leaves turn pinky red)
- Tillandsia ionantha 'Variegata' (Variegated)
- Tillandisa ionantha 'Zebrina' (Band texture on leaves)
- [ Synonyms ]
- Blushing Bride
- Tillandsia erubescens H. Wendland (1854)
- Tillandsia quesneliana Hort ex Beer
- Tillandsia rubentifolia Poisson and Menet (1908)
- Tillandsia scopus Hooker f.
Photographs
- [ Cultivation data ]
- [ Flowers ]
- [ Blooming foliages ]
- [ Green foliages ]
- [ Roots ]
- [ Pups ]
Features
- [ Blooming ] December, for 3 weeks
- [ Flower ] Purple
- [ Fregrance ] None
- [ Blooming size ] 2 - 4 cm (W) x 3 - 6 cm (H)
- This is very common species but low degree of drought tolerance.
- Many variations and forms of Tillandsia ionantha are known.
- The foliage is larger and leaves are narrower than those of T. ionantha Mexico form.
Cultivaton tips
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.
Very high watering frequency cultivation
Grows well.
Low watering frequency cultivation
Managed to keep the foliage. Leaves at the bottom of the foliage and leaf tips tend to die. Better ventilation and higher watering frequency are necessary.
Cultivation Log
- Mar. 2022 The foliage flowered in 2018 was died and removed.
- Jan. 2022 1 and 2 offsets began to grow at the bottom of 2 flowered foliages.
- Nov. 2021 All foliages of 2-foliage clump flowered.
- June 2020 Roots began to grow.
- May 2019 Two offsets began to grow.
- Dec. 2018 It flowered.
- June 2017 Roots began to grow.
- July 2016 Good condition.