Tillandsia Capillaris
Tillandsia capillaris
Air Plants Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
A delicate, diminutive air plant native to high-altitude Andean regions. Its fine, hair-like silver-gray leaves form a compact caespitose cluster. Despite its tiny size, it produces lovely purple flowers and is extremely drought-tolerant.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Bright indirect (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Dunk 15 min 1-2x per week
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
15-25°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
- Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, high-altitude Andes regions
- 📏 Max height
- 3-8 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 5-10 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Purple
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Silver-Gray
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Offset separation and seed propagation
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to pets and humans
Common issues
- Rot from excessive moisture, Heat stress in lowland environments, Spider mites in dry conditions
💡 Care tips
- Tiny delicate air plant that forms attractive clumps over time,Produces fine hair-like silver leaves in a compact rosette,Creates a striking display when mounted on stone or wood,Needs careful watering to avoid rot in its dense form
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