Anwyl Bromeliads   click on the small photos to see a full-screen image

Tillandsia streptocarpa

AB201

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Plant was imported from a USA nursery.

AB283

          

This plant was originally grown from seed by John Scott in Auckland.

General notes

From Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. A widespread species, with very many different forms. Generally require bright light, not too much watering.

There is a small plant from Peru that has often been traded as Tillandsia streptocarpa "Mini" that is now classified as a Tillandsia paleacea subspecies apurimacensis