Mexico (Vera Cruz, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas),
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
25 - 2,000 m elevation
Epiphytic
Tillandsia leiboldiana
Tillandsia (Allardtia) leiboldiana Schlechtendal (1845)
- [ Etymology ] Friedrich Ernst Leibold (1804 - 1864), botanist
- [ Classification ] genus Tillandsia - subgenus Allardtia
- [ Variety ]
- Tillandsia leiboldiana var. guttata (Costa Rica form, Pendulous?) => Tillandsia leiboldiana
- Tillandsia leiboldiana var. leiboldiana (Mexico form) => Tillandsia leiboldiana
- [ Synonym ]
- Tillandsia aschersoniana Wittmack (1889)
- Tillandsia coccinea Sessé and Mociño (1894)
- Tillandsia lilacina Mez (1896)
- Tillandsia phyllostachya Baker (1888)
- Tillandsia rhodochlamys Baker (1889)
- Tillandsia sieboldiana Regel
- Tillandsia sparsiflora Baker (1890)
- Tillandsia xiphophylla Baker (1888)
- Tillandsia xyphophylla Baker (1888)
Photographs
- [ Cultivation data ]
- [ Green foliages ]
Features
- [ Blooming ] ?
- [ Flower ] ?
- [ Fregrance ] ?
- [ Blooming size ] 7 - 10 cm (W) x 10 - 15 cm (H)
- Proper cultivation conditions are being investigated.
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.
Low watering frequency cultivation
It could be cultivated only for 2 years. Probably more water is required.
Cultivation Log
- July 2005 It died.
- Apr. 2005 The entire foliage turned red.
- Aug. 2004 40 days on which the temperature rises above 30 °C, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.
- Oct. 2003 The tips of leaves turned brown and died..