Tillandsia Fasciculata
Tillandsia fasciculata
Air Plants Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A robust, showy air plant that produces one of the most impressive flower spikes in the Tillandsia genus. The tall branched inflorescence bears bright red bracts and purple flowers. Its stiff, green to silvery leaves form an attractive rosette shape.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Bright indirect (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Soak 30 min 1-2x per week
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
18-30°C
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Soil
None required - epiphytic
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Fertilizer
Quarter-strength bromeliad fertilizer monthly during growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southern United States, Caribbean, Central and South America
- 📏 Max height
- 20-40 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-25 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Purple, Red
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Offset separation (pups) and seed propagation
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to pets and humans
Common issues
- Crown rot from water pooling at the base, Sunburn on exposed leaves, Mealybug infestation in leaf axils
💡 Care tips
- Also called the giant air plant for its impressive size,Produces a vibrant orange and red flower spike,Hardy species that tolerates a range of conditions,Does well mounted on bark or in large open terrariums
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