
Distributed in 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) at altitudes from 350 to 2,500 m.
Epiphytic.
Tillandsia tenuifolia 'Emerald Forest'
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) tenuifolia Linnaeus (1753)
- [ Etymology ] tenui + folium in Latin (narrow + leaf)
- [ Classification ] genus Tillandsia - subgenus Anoplophytum
Photographs
- [ Cultivation data ]
- [ Flowers ]
- [ Inflorescences ]
- [ Blooming foliages ]
- [ Blushing ]
- [ Green foliages ]
Features
- [ Blooming ] August
- [ Flower ] White
- [ Fregrance ] None
- [ Blooming size ] ?
- Leaves are lighter green.
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.
Very high watering frequency cultivation
Grows well.
Cultivation Log
- Aug. 2021 It bloomed.
- July 2021 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Apr. 2021 Leaves around the growing point turned red.
- Jan. 2020 Good condition.