
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua
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 'Hazelnut'
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) ionantha Planchon (1854) 'Hazelnut'
- [ Etymology ] ion + anthus in Latin (violet + flower)
- [ Etymology ] Heazelnut in English
- The plant shows teardrop form and its tip of the leaves curls in a direction.
- [ Width ] 23 - 25 mm
- [ Height ] 55 - 65 mm, Flowering 80 mm
- [ Petal ] Violet C90 M100 Y0 K0
- [ Leaf (Tip) ] Red C0 M80 Y60 K0
- [ Leaf (Base) ] Dark green C40 M20 Y80 K0
- [ Flower ] November, Jaunuary, June
- [ Flower ] for 4 - 8 days
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] ionantha Mexico form
- [ Cultivar ] Hazelnut
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
- Feb 2025 An offset began to grow from the foliage flowered in November, 2024.
- Jan 2025 The original foliage obtained in 2018 died and was removed.
- Jan 2025 A foliage produced in January, 2024 and a foliage produced in August, 2024 flowered.
- Nov 2024 A foliage produced in January, 2024 flowered.
- Aug 2024 2 offsets began to grow from the flowered foliage.
- Jun 2024 A foliage produced in March, 2023 flowered.
- Jan 2024 2 offsets began to grow at the bottom of each flowered foliages.
- Nov 2023 The other 2 offsets produced in 2018 flowered.
- Aug 2023 Roots began to grow.
- Mar 2023 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- Jan 2023 The largest offset produced in 2018 flowered.
- Apr 2022 Roots began to grow.
- 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.
- Jul 2018 3 offsets are growing at the bottom of the foliage.