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Tillandsia achyrostachys is a stemless, epiphytic air plant from Mexico with an erect rosette of gray, scaly leaves and a flowering spike with wrinkled, reddish cover leaves. It grows without soil, so the key is good air circulation and regular misting or soaking.
Tillandsia achyrostachys (Morren and Baker, 1889) is a perennial plant in the genus Tillandsia.
The name straw-eared refers to the wrinkled cover leaves.
Tillandsia abbreviata · Tillandsia acuminata · Tillandsia adamsii · Tillandsia adpressiflora · Tillandsia aequatorialis · Tillandsia aeranthos · Tillandsia afonsoana · Tillandsia aguascalientensis · Tillandsia aizoides · Tillandsia albertiana · Tillandsia albida · Tillandsia alfredo-laui
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tillandsia achyrostachys by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
