Cuba, Jamaica, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Cuba, Jamaica, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Guiana, Guyana,
Peru (Puno),
Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca),
Brazil (Para, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Riode Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul),
Paraguay,
Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Misiones)
350 - 2,500 m elevation
Epiphytic
Tillandsia tenuifolia
'Emerald Forest'
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) tenuifolia Linnaeus (1753)
- [ Etymology ] tenui + folium in Latin (narrow + leaf)
- The rosette is composed of light green leaves.
- [ Width ] 30 mm
- [ Length ] 50 mm
- [ Petal ] White
- [ Bract ] Pink
- [ Flower ] August
- [ Flower ] for 6 days
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Anoplophytum
- [ Species ] tenuifolia
- [ Cultivar ] Emerald Forest
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 shade, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Oct 2025 It keeps growing.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov 2021 It keeps growing.
- Oct 2021 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the inflorescence.
- Aug 2021 It flowered.
- Jul 2021 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Apr 2021 Leaves around the growing point turned red.
- Jan 2020 Good condition.