Tillandsia ionantha Planch.

Blushing bride (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-7
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Tillandsia ionantha leaf picture by Saul Hernandez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tillandsia ionantha world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and United States of America

Conservation status

Tillandsia ionantha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125266-1
WFO ID wfo-0000580059
COL ID 56XQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tillandsia erubescens Tillandsia ionantha Tillandsia scopus Pityrophyllum erubescens

Lower taxons

Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta