New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Twisted Airplant |
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Air Plant |
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Bromeliad |
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Banded Wild-Pine |
| Racinaea flexuosa | Accepted |
| Tillandsia flexuosa | Synonym |
| Tillandsia bakeri | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Gray leaves emerge from bulbous base, twisted tips, white bands. |
| Fruit: | Other: 2 inch capsule |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Purple Other: Zigzag flower spike is simple or with a few branches bearing spreading floral bracts with rose or purple flowers. |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Main bloom time is spring to summer. |
| Suitable Locations: | Terrariums |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Epiphytic |
| tarev | On February 14, 2016 | Obtained plant Obtained plant from California Carnivores. Tag saya Tillandsia flexuosa viva parva |
