Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominica, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Bolivia
Mexico (Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Hidalgo, Veracruz, México, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas),
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
Cuba, Jamaica, Dominica,
Colombia (Magdalena, Santander, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Huila),
Venezuela (Sucre, Monagas, Anzoátegui, Miranda, Distrito Federal, Aragua, Falcón, Zulia, Mérida, Barinas),
Trinidad and Tobago,
Ecuador (El Oro),
Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, Cochabamba)
5 - 2,416 m elevation
Terrestrial, Epiphytic
Tillandsia juncea
Small form
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) juncea Poiret (1817) Small form
- [ Etymology ] junceus in Latin (rushes, grass-like plants)
- Trichome-rich form distributed in Mexico and Guatemala.
- The height is approximately half of the standard form.
- [ Width ] 5 cm
- [ Height ] 20 cm
- [ Petal ] Violet
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Flower ] January - March
- [ Flower ] for 3 months
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] juncea
- [ Cultivar ] Small form
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
- Nov. 2024 An inflorescence 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. 2019 Roots began to grow.
- Jun. 2018 Many roots began to grow.
- May 2017 Good condition.