The Main Plant entry for Air Plants (Tillandsia)

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Common names:
Air Plant
Bromeliad

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Thorned
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Huge air plant!

Comments:
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Discussion Threads about this plant
Thread Title Last Reply Replies
This is a small size Gardneri can get up to a foot across by Cahac Mar 7, 2013 8:09 PM 0
Interesting Bkgd by webesemps Jan 17, 2014 11:29 PM 2
Hardiness? by eclayne May 17, 2014 7:55 PM 6
This may be T. ionantha. by purpleinopp Dec 18, 2016 11:04 AM 3
This is a variety of Tillandsia by plantladylin Jul 26, 2023 9:58 AM 1

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