Distributed in Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (Sucre, Bolívar, Falcón), Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina (Misiones) at altitudes from 0 to 1,680 m.

Epiphytic.

Tillandsia stricta

Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) stricta Solander ex Sims (1813)

[ Etymology ] strictus in Latin (upright)
[ Classification ] genus Tillandsia - subgenus Anoplophytum
[ Variety ]
Tillandsia stricta var. albifolia (white leaves)
Tillandsia stricta var. caulescens => Tillandsia tenuifolia
Tillandsia stricta var. disticha (distichous spike)
Tillandsia stricta var. krameri => Tillandsia stricta
Tillandsia stricta var. paraguaiensis => Tillandsia recurvifolia
Tillandsia stricta var. stricta
[ Subspecies ]
Tillandsia stricta subsp. piniformis (Spindle form)
[ Form ]
Tillandsia stricta forma nivea (White flowers)
[ Synonyms ]
Tillandsia conspersa Miquel (1845)
Tillandsia krameri Baker (1889)
Tillandsia langsdorffii Mez (1894)
Tillandsia monostachya W. Bartram (1791)
Tillandsia monostachya Vaillant ex Baker
Tillandsia pulchella Hooker (1825) var. rosea (Lindley) Mez (1894)
Tillandsia rosea Lindley (1830)

Photographs

[ Cultivation data ]
[ Flowers ]
[ Inflorescences ]
[ Blooming foliages ]
[ Green foliages ]
[ Roots ]
[ Pups ]

Features

[ Blooming ] December - March, for 11 days
[ Flower ] Purple
[ Fregrance ] None
[ Blooming size ] 7 - 10 cm (W) x 5 - 10 cm (H)
Sturdy species. Relatively high degree of drought, high/low-temperature tolerance.
There is a rigid leaf variety, Tillandsia stricta Rigid form.
It looks like Tillandsia montana. Petals of Tillandsia stricta are ligulate, whereas those of Tillandsia montana is ovate.

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.

Cultivation Log (3rd foliage)

May 2021 Roots began to grow.

July 2020 Roots began to grow.

May 2019 Only 2 offsets keep growing.
Feb. 2019 5 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.

Nov 2018 It bloomed.
Oct. 2018 An inflorescence began to grow.

Sept. 2017 Good condition.

Cultivation Log (2nd foliage)

Mar. 2019 2 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
Jan. 2019 It bloomed.

Nov. 2018 An inflorescence began to grow from a foliages of the clump.
May 2018 The clump was dispatched to 3-foliage clumps.
Mar. 2018 2 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescences of each bloomed foliages.

Dec. 2017 It bloomed.
Dec. 2017 Inflorescences began to grow from 3 foliages of the 5-foliage clump.
Mar. 2017 2 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescences of each bloomed foliages.
Jan. 2017 It bloomed.

Nov. 2016 Inflorescences began to grow from other 2 foliages of the 3-foliage clump.
May 2016 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.

Dec. 2015 It bloomed.
Nov. 2015 An inflorescence began to grow from a foliage of the 3-foliage clump.

May 2013 3 offsets began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
Mar. 2013 It bloomed.

Cultivation Log (1st foliage)

May 2008 Roots began to grow.
Mar. 2008 The foliage turned red.

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

Aug. 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.