General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Usually green with whitish hairs (trichomes), but some forms are bright green.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Red-orange bloom
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Air Plant
  • Bromeliad

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Location: Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-06-18
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: NYBG 
Date: 2022-06-14

Date: 2015-09-01
Location: South Miami, Florida, USA
Date: 2008-04-22
Photo courtesy of: scottzona
Location: Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago IL
Date: 2017-05
Location: Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-06-18
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-02-06

photo credit: James Steakley
Location: ,Front Royal,Va
Date: 2013-03-11
these are 3 separate plants
Location: Tampa FL
Date: March 2018
Location: Holmes Beach FL
Date: 2015-01-26
Location: Home
Date: 2010-12-05
Location: Home
Date: 2010-12-05
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-02-06
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 29, 2011 5:51 AM concerning plant:
    One of the smaller Tillandsias, it can eventually form a cluster up to 12 in. wide and produces bright red-orange blooms.
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