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

0 - 1,500 m elevation

Epiphytic

Tillandsia paucifolia

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.

[ Small size ] W 10 x H 20 cm
[ Petal ] Violet
[ Bract ] Red
[ Summer, Autumn bloomer ] July - November
[ Flowering ] for 14 days (max.)

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

[ Plant ]
[ Inflorescence ]
[ Flower ]
[ Roots ]
[ Pups ]

[ 3rd Plant 2016 - ]

Classification

genus Tillandsia
subgenus Tillandsia

[ Subspecies ]
subsp. 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.

3rd Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial sun, Dipping,
Shelving, Full air conditioning

Nov. 2023 It keeps growing.

Apr. 2022 A root began to grow.

Cultivation condition up to this point
Partial sun, Long soaking,
Shelving, Full air conditioning

Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.

Sept. 2020 The foliage, which bloomed in 2018, was died and removed.
Aug. 2020 Many roots began to grow.

Cultivation condition up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking,
Shelving, Summer air conditioning

Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
Mar. 2020 The offset has grown to the same size as the flowered foliage.

Sept. 2019 The foliage, which bloomed in 2016, was died and removed.

July 2018 It bloomed.
June 2018 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.

Cultivation condition up to this point
Partial shade, Long soaking,
Shelving, No air conditioning

Apr. 2018 An inflorescence began to grow.

June 2017 2 roots began to grow.

Nov. 2016 It bloomed.
Oct. 2016 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
Sept. 2016 An inflorescence began to grow.

2nd Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial shade, Long soaking,
Shelving, No air conditioning

Aug. 2006 It died.

June 2005 1 - 2 leaves increased.

1st Plant

Cultivation condition
Partial shade, Long soaking,
Shelving, No air conditioning

1st try: It does not change at all, then it died suddenly.