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CategoryHouseplant
GenusTillandsia
FamilyBromeliaceae
Acquired fromEbay (wolfgangzieseniss)
In the collection sinceSep 24, 2026
Growing conditions
How it lives with its grower
- 🏠PlacementBalcony
- ☀️LightMedium, diffuse
- 🪴PotOther
- 🔧SystemOther system
About the species
Tillandsia capitata Griseb.
- Native distribution
- Areas of Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Its natural distribution extends from Mexico to Honduras and from Cuba to Hispaniola.
- Natural habitat
- Occurs in seasonally dry tropical biomes. Adopting an epiphytic lifestyle, it settles on trees or as a lithophyte on rocky surfaces. In its natural habitats, it utilizes environme…
- Height / growth form
- Rosette-forming, compact, stemless or short-stemmed atmospheric bromeliad. Develops sword-shaped, arching, silvery-green leaves. Mature specimens can reach about 10–50 cm in heigh…
- Flowering period
- Blooms in spring and summer. Before flowering, the central leaves of the rosette may take on a reddish hue. Its flowers are tubular, violet or purple, developing in dense inflores…
Care summary
Tillandsia capitata
Watermediumgeneral genus data
Lightfull sungeneral genus dataHumiditymediumgeneral genus data
Min. temperature10 °Cgeneral genus dataNo dormancy · general genus dataDifficulty: ●●○○○ · general genus data✓ Not known to be toxic · general genus data
No monthly schedule is shown because cultivar-/species-level data is not yet sufficient. The general values above are guidance only.
Tillandsia tip: Soak it weekly for 20 minutes, then let it dry upside down within 4 hours.
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✓Not known to be toxic 🐱 🐶 🧒details →
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