Tillandsia Gardneri
Tillandsia gardneri
Air Plants Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
A handsome air plant with soft, silvery-green leaves that form a symmetrical rosette. It produces a stunning inflorescence with striking pink to lavender bracts and bright purple tubular flowers. A relatively easy species for beginners.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Bright indirect (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Soak 20-30 mins weekly
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Humidity
High (60-80%)
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Temperature
18-28°C
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Soil
None required - epiphytic
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Fertilizer
Quarter-strength bromeliad fertilizer every 2-3 weeks during growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
- 📏 Max height
- 12-18 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-20 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Purple, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Silver-Gray
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Offset separation (pups) after blooming
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to pets and humans
Common issues
- Overwatering leads to rot, Brown leaf tips from low humidity, Insufficient light causes etiolation
💡 Care tips
- Silvery-green foliage with a graceful arching shape,Larger air plant that makes a dramatic solo display,Prefers slightly more humidity than many other Tillandsia species,Mist between soakings in especially dry environments
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