México, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominica, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Bolivia

5 - 2,416 m elevation

Terrestrial, Epiphytic

Tillandsia juncea

forma juncifolia

Tillandsia (Tillandsia) juncea Poiret (1817)

[ Etymology ] junceus in Latin (rushes, grass-like plants)

Guatemalan commercial growers deal this plant as Tillandsia juncifolia.
Officially treated as a synonym of Tillandsia juncea. The trichomes on leaves are much less, and it produces offsets on stolons.

[ Width ] 25 - 30 cm
[ Height ] 17 - 18 cm, Flowering 18 - 22 cm
[ Stolon ] 2 cm

[ Petal ] Violet C80 M90 Y0 K0
[ Bract ] Grayish pink C5 M10 Y20 K0

[ Flower ] March - June
[ Flower ] for 32 - 51 days, every 4 years

2nd Plant 2017 -

Classification

[ Genus ] Tillandsia
[ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
[ Species ] juncea
[ Forma ] juncifolia

[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia juncifolia Regel (1874)
Tillandsia staticiflora Hort. Paris. ex Regel

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.

3rd Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
Jun 2025 It flowered.
Feb 2025 An inflorescence began to grow.

Aug 2022 Many roots began to grow at the bottom of the offset.
May 2022 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.

Up to this point
Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
Nov 2021 It keeps growing.
Aug 2021 2 capsules began to grow.
Jul 2021 An offshoot began to grow.
May 2021 It flowered.
Jan 2021 An inflorescence began to grow.

Up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
Apr 2020 It keeps growing.

Jul 2019 Good condition.

2nd Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
Jul 2024 1 - 2 offshoots began to grow from the bottom of the foliages.
Apr 2024 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.

Dec 2023 The foliage flowered in 2019 died and was removed.
Jun 2023 Capsules began to grow.
Mar 2023 It flowered.

Nov 2022 Inflorescences began to grow from 2 foliages of the clump.
Aug 2022 Many roots began to grow at the bottom of offsets.
Jan 2022 Leaf tips around the growing points of offshoots turned red.

Up to this point
Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
Nov 2021 It keeps growing.

May 2020 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.
Up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
Apr 2020 It keeps growing.

Jul 2019 Capsules began to grow.
May 2019 It flowered.
May 2019 2 offshoots began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.

Oct 2018 An inflorescence began to grow.
Aug 2018 Many roots began to grow.
May 2018 An offshoot began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.

Dec 2017 Roots began to grow.
Oct 2017 Good condition.

1st Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
Mar 2008 Leaves turned beautiful red.

Jan 2007 It has grown to the same size as the original foliage.

Oct 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.

Jun 2005 Leaves turned red.

Sep 2004 Roots began to grow.
Aug 2004 The temperature rises above 30 degree C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 degree C.

Nov 2003 Leaf tips turned red.
May 2003 2 offsets are growing at the bottom of the foliage after it bloomed.