Tillandsia Streptophylla
Tillandsia streptophylla
Air Plants Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Known as the Shirley Temple air plant for its curly, ringlet-like leaves that become even more twisted when grown in drier conditions. Produces a large, impressive inflorescence with pinkish bracts and purple flowers. A showy, sculptural plant for creative displays.
🧑🌾 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 every 2-3 weeks during growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
- 📏 Max height
- 15-30 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-25 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Purple, Green
- 🍃 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
- Rot from overwatering, Leaves uncurl too much in high humidity losing character, Sunburn on exposed leaf tips
💡 Care tips
- Also known as Shirley Temple for its curly leaves,Leaves curl more tightly in dry conditions as a water conservation response,Produces a large inflorescence with pink bracts and purple flowers,Display in a hanging mount to show off its cascading form
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