United Staes, México, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bahama, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominica, Colombia, Venezuela

0 - 1,500 m elevation

Epiphytic

Tillandsia paucifolia

Mexico form

Tillandsia (Tillandsia) paucifolia J. G. Baker (1878)

[ Etymology ] paucus + folia in Latin (few + leaves)

Bulbous rosette. It resembles Tillandsia caput-medusae but leaves are glabrous and covered with less trichomes.
Leaves are twisted and longer than those of standard form. It looks like Tillandsia caput-medusae except the difference of trichomes.
It resembles Tillandsia intermedia whose offsets are produced from the inflorescence.

[ Width ] 9 - 15 cm, Bulb 3 cm
[ Height ] 11 cm, Bulb 3 cm, Flowering 19 cm

[ Petal ] Purple C20 M60 Y0 K0
[ Bract (Tip) ] Orange C0 M60 Y40 K0
[ Bract (Base) ] Orange C0 M40 Y40 K10

[ Flower ] May
[ Flower ] for 17 days

[ Regional variation ]
Standard form (Short leaves)
Mexico form (Long twisted lieaves)

1st Plant 2021 -

Classification

[ Genus ] Tillandsia
[ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
[ Species ] paucifolia

[ Subspecies ]
schubertii (Offsets grow from inflorescences) => Tillandsia intermedia

[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia bracteosa Klotzsch ex Baker (1856): Santo Domingo, Dominica
Tillandsia bulbosa Chapman (1860)
Tillandsia circinnata sensu auct.
Tillandsia pruinosa sensu Chapman
Tillandsia yucatana Baker (1887)

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
Aug 2025 It keeps growing.

Jun 2024 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
May 2024 It flowered.
Jan 2024 An inflorescence began to grow.

May 2023 Roots began to grow.

Feb 2022 2 roots began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.

May 2021 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
Mar 2021 Good condition.