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Mexico (Tamaulipas, Sinaloa, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Jalisco, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla, Michoacán, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche),
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadelupe, Haiti, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Vincent,
Colombia (Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca),
Venezuela (Sucre),
Peru (Cuzco),
Bolivia (Beni, La Paz),
Brazil (Acre, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná)
The plant described in USA (Florida) is Tillandsia x smalliana.
0 - 1,800 m elevation
Epiphytic
Tillandsia polystachia
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) polystachia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus (1762)
- [ Etymology ] poly + stachys in Latin (chaff + ears, spikes)
- It resembles T. belloensis but the bracts of Tillandsia polystachia do not cover the flower spikes. The bracts of the inflorescence are not pendulous. Leaves have less trichomes and it has a shiny luster.
- T. belloensis is often labeled as T. polystachia.
- [ Small size ] W 6 x H 20 cm
- [ Petal ] Violet
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Summer bloomer ] June
Classification
- genus Tillandsia
- subgenus Tillandsia
- [ Synonym ]
- Tillandsia angustifolis Swartz (1788)
- Tillandsia kunthiana sensu Hemsley
- Tillandsia schlumbergeri É. Morren ex André
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.
2nd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Aug. 2023 The bottom of the foliage was rotten and died.
- Jan. 2023 It keeps growing.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Full air conditioning
- Nov. 2021 It keeps growing.
- Sept. 2020 Roots began to grow.
- May 2020 The growing point of the foliage began to stand up.
- Cultivation condition up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, Summer air conditioning
- Apr. 2020 It keeps growing.
- May 2019 Good condition.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking,
- Shelving, No air conditioning
- Feb. 2009 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Jan. 2009 The growing point of the foliage turned red.
- Jan. 2008 An offset began to grow at the bottom of another foliage.
- Sept. 2007 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- July 2007 Seed pods opened and seeds were scattered..
- Oct. 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
- Aug. 2006 Seed pods began to grow.
- June 2006 It bloomed.
- Apr. 2006 The inflorescence began to branch.
- Mar. 2006 The inflorescence began to grow.
- Dec. 2005 The growing point of the foliage turned red.
- Sept. 2004 The original foliage died and was removed.
- Sept. 2004 Offsets keep growing. Roots began to grow.
- Aug. 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.
- June 2003 2 offsets began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.